Marshall Lake–Green Trail, 3 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Marshall Lake–Green Trail, 3 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Wexford, PA. The route reaches Marshall Lake. It climbs 1,195 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marshall Lake–Green Trail, 3 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Elevation 971–1,298 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail · 40.61659, -80.02337
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Marshall Lake.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Green / Yellow Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Green / White Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Marshall Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Green / White Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Green / Yellow Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rachel Carson Trail Trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- North Ridge Trail (Red Blazes) via Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- North Field–Marshall Lake, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Marshall Lake–Nature Access Trail (Braille Trail) (Red), 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Red / Blue Dot Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 630 ft
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