Marshall Lake & Rachel Carson Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Marshall Lake & Rachel Carson Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Wexford, PA. The route reaches Marshall Lake. It climbs 659 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marshall Lake & Rachel Carson Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 991–1,276 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Skyline Trail (Green) · 40.62426, -80.03749
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Field Loop (Green), heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fox Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto North Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail (Green), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail (White), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Marshall Lake.
- 1.5 miReach Marshall Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Meadow Trail (White), heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail (Green), heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Fox Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto North Field Loop (Green), heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Skyline Trail (Green) Trailhead
- Pigeon Field Trail (Walter's Field) (White) via North Field Loop (Green) 2 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- North Field & Nature Access Trail (Braille Trail) (Red) via North Field Loop (Green) 2.4 mi · ▲ 470 ft
- North Field–Marshall Lake, 3 summits 11 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft
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