AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Field–Marshall Lake, 3 summits

11 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 4 hr 22 min

North Field–Marshall Lake, 3 summits is an 11-mile out-and-back near Wexford, PA. The route passes North Field and Marshall Lake. It climbs 1,413 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,296 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Skyline Trail (Green) 40.62426, -80.03749
Nearest town Wexford, PA
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North Field–Marshall Lake, 3 summits

11 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 941–1,298 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto North Field Loop (Green), heading NE.
  3. 300 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail (Green), heading E.
  4. 0.2 miPass North Field.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto North Field Loop (Green), heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 500 ftBear right onto North Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail (Green), heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail (White), heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miPass Marshall Lake.
  13. 2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 1 miBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  20. 450 ftBear left onto Old White / Red Dot Trail, heading SE.
  21. 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto White / Brown Dot Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftReach North Field, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto White / Brown Dot Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear left onto Old White / Red Dot Trail, heading SE.
  30. 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  31. 450 ftBear right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  33. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  34. 350 ftContinue straight onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading NW.
  35. 250 ftBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
  37. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  38. 2.7 miTurn right onto Meadow Trail (White), heading W.
  39. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  40. 100 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail (Green), heading NW.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto North Trail, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  43. 450 ftTurn left onto North Field Loop (Green), heading NW.
  44. 350 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail (Green), heading SW.
  45. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  46. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Field Loop (Green), heading SE.
  47. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  48. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marshall-lake-nature-access-trail-braille-trail-red-out-back-6-sights-17-km

Trail surface

77% dirt6% grass2% boardwalk1% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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