Babcock Division
John P. Saylor Trail - North Loop & John P. Saylor Trail - South Loop
7.1 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 2 hr 36 min
John P. Saylor Trail - North Loop & John P. Saylor Trail - South Loop is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Babcock Division near Ashtola, PA. It climbs 469 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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John P. Saylor Trail - North Loop & John P. Saylor Trail - South Loop
7.1 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 2,288–2,584 ft
Out & Back · Babcock Division
Trailhead: 40.18578, -78.76664
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto John P. Saylor Trail - North Loop, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto John P. Saylor Trail - South Loop, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach John P. Saylor Trail - North Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto John P. Saylor Trail - North Loop, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- John P. Saylor Trail - North Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Bog Path & John P. Saylor Trail - North Loop 8.5 mi · ▲ 587 ft
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