Homestead Trail (blue blazed) is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center near Filetown, PA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi430 – 663 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Homestead Trail (blue blazed) 40.78265, -75.29766
Nearest town Filetown, PA
Trail surface
35% gravel65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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