AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Colerain Trail & Round Top Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Colerain Trail & Round Top Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Franklinville, PA. It climbs 2,071 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 2,024 ft · steepest grade: 34%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Colerain Trail 40.61655, -78.06233
Nearest town Franklinville, PA
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Colerain Trail & Round Top Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 907–2,023 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Colerain Trail · 40.61655, -78.06233

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

  1. Start on Colerain Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miReach Colerain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 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/colerain-trail-round-top-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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