Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze & Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze & Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Murrysville Community Park near Wiester, PA. It climbs 422 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze & Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,118–1,280 ft
Out & Back · Murrysville Community Park
Trailhead: 40.45556, -79.62681
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kitkat Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kitkat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 944 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Wiester, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Wiester, Pennsylvania