Ewing Path & Rainbow Trail via Mid-State Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,155 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Ewing Path & Rainbow Trail via Mid-State Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Graysville, PA. It climbs 2,155 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,040 – 2,310 ft · steepest grade: 45%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ewing Path 40.67677, -78.00930
Nearest town Graysville, PA

Directions

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Ewing Path & Rainbow Trail via Mid-State Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,155 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,040–2,310 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ewing Path · 40.67677, -78.00930

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Ewing Path, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right onto Mid-State Trail, heading W.
  3. 6.3 miTurn left onto Rainbow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miReach Ewing Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
  6. 6.3 miSharp left onto Ewing Path, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 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

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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