Raccoon Creek State Park

Heritage Trail [Blue]

3.9 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Heritage Trail [Blue] is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Murdocksville, PA. It climbs 707 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heritage Trail [Blue] 40.50637, -80.37912
Nearest town Murdocksville, PA

Directions

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Heritage Trail [Blue]

3.9 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 877–1,156 ft

Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park

Trailhead: Heritage Trail [Blue] · 40.50637, -80.37912

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heritage Trail [Blue], heading SE.
  2. 1.9 miReach Heritage Trail [Blue], then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.9 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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