Hartwood Acres

Hartwood Acres Sunset Point & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail Loop via Blue Blazed Trail

2 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 48 min

Hartwood Acres Sunset Point & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail Loop via Blue Blazed Trail is a 2-mile loop in Hartwood Acres near Bryant, PA. The route reaches Hartwood Acres Sunset Point. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,158 – 1,312 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red / White Dot Blazed Trail 40.56874, -79.91977
Nearest town Bryant, PA

Directions

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Hartwood Acres Sunset Point & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail Loop via Blue Blazed Trail

2 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 48 min

Elevation 1,160–1,312 ft

Loop · Hartwood Acres

Trailhead: Red / White Dot Blazed Trail · 40.56874, -79.91977

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

  1. Start on Hartwood Acres, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Blue / White Dot Trail, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Blazed Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftReach Hartwood Acres Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange Loop Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Purple/Red Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 350 ftSharp right onto Green Loop Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miBear right onto Red / White Dot Blazed Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miThe 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

94% dirt2% 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 78°52°
Tue 81°54°
Wed 87°62° 47%
Thu 79°59° 47%
Fri 71°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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