Contour Trail–White / Red Dot Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 52 min
Contour Trail–White / Red Dot Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile loop near Sample, PA. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Contour Trail–White / Red Dot Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 52 min
Elevation 1,040–1,240 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 40.58076, -79.97633
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Hemlock Dr + Sample stop 562 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Contour Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto (MTB 5 downhill), heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto MTB Loop, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White / Brown Dot Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old White / Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White / Black Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Contour Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hemlock Dr + Sample stop 562 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White / Red Dot Trail & White Trail Loop via Rachel Carson Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Blue Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 2 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- White / Green Dot Trail & White Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- North Park Meadow Overlook–North Park Lake, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Purple Trail–White / Green Dot Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 830 ft
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