Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area
Darlington Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 758 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Darlington Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area near Club Estates, PA. It climbs 758 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Darlington Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 758 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 485–1,222 ft
Out & Back · Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area
Trailhead: 40.34163, -76.84955
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Darlington Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Darlington Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ridge Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 958 ft
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