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Colerain Trail–Round Top Trail, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 4,305 ft · 4 hr 47 min

Colerain Trail–Round Top Trail, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Ribot, PA. It climbs 4,305 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 2,172 ft · steepest grade: 52%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rudy Trail 40.61775, -78.04147
Nearest town Ribot, PA
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Colerain Trail–Round Top Trail, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 4,305 ft · 4 hr 47 min

Elevation 992–2,171 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rudy Trail · 40.61775, -78.04147

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Summit Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.6 miReach Rudy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.4 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-3-sights

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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