AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Contour Trail & Rachel Carson Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 59 min

Contour Trail & Rachel Carson Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Sample, PA. It climbs 430 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 1,142 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: (MTB 5 downhill) 40.58183, -79.97360
Nearest town Sample, PA
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Contour Trail & Rachel Carson Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 59 min

Elevation 894–1,142 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: (MTB 5 downhill) · 40.58183, -79.97360

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Hemlock Dr + Sample stop 778 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on (MTB 5 downhill), heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto Contour Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto (MTB 5 downhill), heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Contour Trail, heading W.
  7. 200 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miReach Contour Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Contour Trail, heading E.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto (MTB 5 downhill), heading SE.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto Contour Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto (MTB 5 downhill), heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 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/contour-trail-rachel-carson-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Hemlock Dr + Sample stop 778 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Sample, Pennsylvania