Contour Trail & Rachel Carson Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Contour Trail & Rachel Carson Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. It climbs 529 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi896 – 1,181 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59327, -79.97752
Nearest town Wildwood, PA
Directions
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Contour Trail & Rachel Carson Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 894–1,180 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59327, -79.97752
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Contour Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White/Black Dot, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Contour Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto White/Black Dot, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Contour Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
80% dirt19% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 79°F67°
Precip13%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity94%
Rained 1″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:48 PM
Sun
74°61°
Mon
79°53°
Tue
82°55°
Wed
88°63°
28%
Thu
80°60°
31%
Fri
73°52°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blue Trail & Contour Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 2 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- (MTB 5 downhill) & Contour Trail via White Trail 2 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- North Park Meadow Overlook–North Park Lake, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Purple Trail & White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 796 ft
- North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 721 ft
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