Dumb Fall Line Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 50 min
Dumb Fall Line Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in White Oak Park near White Oak, PA. It climbs 415 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dumb Fall Line Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 50 min
Elevation 882–1,231 ft
Out & Back · White Oak Park
Trailhead: Dumb Fall Line Trail · 40.34561, -79.79140
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 12% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Jacks Run Road at #3001 stop 625 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dumb Fall Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sylvan Drive Extension, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dumb Fall Line Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Jacks Run Road at #3001 stop 625 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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