Boyce Park Sunset Point–Green Trail, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 57 min
Boyce Park Sunset Point–Green Trail, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Boyce Park near Center, PA. The route reaches Boyce Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Boyce Park Sunset Point–Green Trail, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 57 min
Elevation 1,135–1,343 ft
Out & Back · Boyce Park
Trailhead: Green / Yelllow Cap Trail · 40.47574, -79.74869
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on Green / Yelllow Cap Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto White / Red Dot, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White / Black Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow / Black Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Boyce Park Sunset Point.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Yellow / Black Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White / Black Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White / Red Dot, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Green Trail Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Green / Yelllow Cap Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Green / Yelllow Cap Trail Trailhead
- Green Trail–Orange / Brown Dot Trail, 8 sights 4 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Green Trail–Orange / Brown Dot Trail, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 543 ft
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