King Reserve - Westmoreland Conservancy

Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze–Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 1,088 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze–Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in King Reserve - Westmoreland Conservancy near Wiester, PA. It climbs 1,088 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,017 – 1,293 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail 40.45475, -79.62246
Nearest town Wiester, PA

Directions

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Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze–Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 1,088 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,015–1,292 ft

Out & Back · King Reserve - Westmoreland Conservancy

Trailhead: Horse Trail · 40.45475, -79.62246

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Horse Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading NW.
  8. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Nature Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading E.
  11. 2.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Blaze, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
  17. 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

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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