Henry's Woods Trail (orange blazed) & Homestead Trail (blue blazed) Loop is a 2.5-mile loop in Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center near Boulton, PA. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi413 – 610 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77588, -75.28639
Nearest town Boulton, PA
Directions
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Henry's Woods Trail (orange blazed) & Homestead Trail (blue blazed) Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 57 min
Elevation 414–610 ft
Loop · Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
Trailhead: 40.77588, -75.28639
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Henry's Woods Trail (Orange Blazed), heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Homestead Trail (blue blazed), heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Homestead Trail (blue blazed), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Henry's Woods Trail (orange blazed), heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Homestead Trail (blue blazed), heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Henry's Woods Trail (Orange Blazed), heading SE.
- 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
25% gravel2% boardwalk1% paved72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed) 3 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed) & Sober's Run Connector Trail (yellow/green blazed) 4 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed)–Sober's Run Connector Trail (yellow/green blazed), 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 504 ft
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