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 climbs 348 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Henry's Woods Trail (orange blazed) & Homestead Trail (blue blazed) Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 430–610 ft
Loop · Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
Trailhead: Homestead Trail (blue blazed) · 40.78379, -75.29377
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Homestead Trail (blue blazed), heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Henry's Woods Trail (orange blazed), heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail (blue blazed), heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Homestead Trail (blue blazed) Trailhead
- Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed) 1.9 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed) 2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed) 2.4 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Homestead Trail (blue blazed) 3.2 mi · ▲ 384 ft
- Henry's Woods Trail (orange blazed) & Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed) 4.3 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed)–Sober's Run Connector Trail (yellow/green blazed), 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 358 ft
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