Hartwood Acres

Green Loop Trail & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 43 min

Green Loop Trail & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail Loop is a 1.9-mile loop in Hartwood Acres near Dorseyville, PA. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,102 – 1,312 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail] 40.57118, -79.90964
Nearest town Dorseyville, PA

Directions

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Green Loop Trail & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 43 min

Elevation 1,103–1,312 ft

Loop · Hartwood Acres

Trailhead: Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail] · 40.57118, -79.90964

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Green Loop Trail, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Red / White Dot Blazed Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Loop Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Loop Trail, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto Green Loop Trail, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red / White Dot Blazed Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hartwood Acres, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue / White Dot Trail, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Blue Blazed Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading E.
  19. 250 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt6% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F66°
Precip12%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity96%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Sun 73°60°
Mon 77°52°
Tue 81°54°
Wed 86°62° 47%
Thu 79°58° 47%
Fri 71°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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