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Boyce Park

Boyce Park Sunset Point–Yellow / Black Dot Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Boyce Park Sunset Point–Yellow / Black Dot Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Boyce Park near Center, PA. The route reaches Boyce Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 489 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,050 – 1,342 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.45623, -79.74477
Nearest town Center, PA
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Boyce Park Sunset Point–Yellow / Black Dot Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,051–1,343 ft

Out & Back · Boyce Park

Trailhead: 40.45623, -79.74477

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: CCAC Boyce E. Parking Lot at Steps stop 661 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange / Black Dot Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Orange / Yellow Dot Trail, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftSharp right onto Orange / Brown Dot Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow / Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow / Black Dot Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow / Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach Boyce Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow / Blue Dot Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Yellow / Black Dot Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow / Red Dot Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange / Brown Dot Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left onto Orange / Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  17. 350 ftSharp right onto Orange / Black Dot Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boyce-park-sunset-point-yellow-black-dot-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: CCAC Boyce E. Parking Lot at Steps stop 661 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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