AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cattail Loop Trail & Hillside Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 46 min

Cattail Loop Trail & Hillside Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Napiersville, PA. It climbs 279 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 840 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19005, -76.12105
Nearest town Napiersville, PA
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Cattail Loop Trail & Hillside Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 46 min

Elevation 595–840 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.19005, -76.12105

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Main Line Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cattail Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 300 ftReach Hillside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftSharp right onto Hillside Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right onto Poplar View Trail, heading S.
  8. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Main Line Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 350 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/cattail-loop-trail-hillside-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

10% dirt2% grass1% gravel87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Napiersville, Pennsylvania