South Mountain Preserve

Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street), 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street), 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Wilbur, PA. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 699 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56118, -75.46629
Nearest town Wilbur, PA

Directions

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Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street), 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 428–699 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.56118, -75.46629

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Towers Path, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lavender (Robert Rodale), heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red (Trout Run), heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading SW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Blue (Uplands), heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miReach Lavender (Robert Rodale), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right onto Blue (Uplands), heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading E.
  13. 200 ftBear right onto Red (Trout Run), heading E.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lavender (Robert Rodale), heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Towers Path, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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