Darby Creek Trail–Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge near Westinghouse Village, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 16 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tinicum Trail 39.87336, -75.30234
Nearest town Westinghouse Village, PA
Directions
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Darby Creek Trail–Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation -1–15 ft
Out & Back · John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Tinicum Trail · 39.87336, -75.30234
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 727 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodland Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Tinicum Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Tinicum Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 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
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 727 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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