Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street), 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street), 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Overlook Springs, PA. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street), 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 402–699 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Homestead Loop · 40.53971, -75.48245
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Homestead Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Blue (Uplands), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Red (Trout Run), heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lavender (Robert Rodale), heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach South Mountain Gateway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red (Trout Run), heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue (Uplands), heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Homestead Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:10 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:30 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:57 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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