Left Fishing Trail & Right Fishing Trail via Rachel Carson Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,583 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Left Fishing Trail & Right Fishing Trail via Rachel Carson Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Hampton Community Park near Talley Cavey, PA. It climbs 1,583 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Left Fishing Trail & Right Fishing Trail via Rachel Carson Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,583 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Elevation 805–1,316 ft
Out & Back · Hampton Community Park
Trailhead: 40.58750, -79.93592
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Left Fishing Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Right Fishing Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Left Fishing Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Left Fishing Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 4 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 488 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 652 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,459 ft
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