Meadowsweet Preserve
Meadowsweet Preserve–Quarry Ridge Preserve, 4 groves
1.2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 27 min
Meadowsweet Preserve–Quarry Ridge Preserve, 4 groves is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Meadowsweet Preserve near Waverly, PA. The route passes Meadowsweet Preserve before reaching Quarry Ridge Preserve at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Meadowsweet Preserve–Quarry Ridge Preserve, 4 groves
1.2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 27 min
Elevation 1,170–1,263 ft
Out & Back · Meadowsweet Preserve
Trailhead: Green Trail · 41.53903, -75.70437
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Meadowsweet Preserve.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue Loop 1, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Loop 2, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Quarry Ridge Preserve.
- 50 ftReach Meadowsweet Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue Loop 2, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Loop 1, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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