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Brewer Path & Rainbow Trail via Mid-State Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 2,063 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Brewer Path & Rainbow Trail via Mid-State Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Colerain, PA. It climbs 2,063 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,040 – 2,051 ft · steepest grade: 42%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Trail 40.61759, -78.08851
Nearest town Colerain, PA
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Brewer Path & Rainbow Trail via Mid-State Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 2,063 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,040–2,050 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rainbow Trail · 40.61759, -78.08851

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Rainbow Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
  3. 3.3 miTurn right onto Brewer Path, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miReach Rainbow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mid-State Trail, heading W.
  6. 3.3 miTurn left onto Rainbow Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miArrive 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/brewer-path-rainbow-trail-out-back

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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