Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue]
2.6 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue] is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Frankfort Springs, PA. It climbs 429 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue]
2.6 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 929–1,212 ft
Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park
Trailhead: Raccoon Creek State Park Trails · 40.49679, -80.41425
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 18% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Raccoon Creek State Park Trails, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White], heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White], then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Raccoon Creek State Park Trails, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Raccoon Creek State Park Trails Trailhead
- X-C Ski Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue] 3.3 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- X-C Ski Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue] 4.5 mi · ▲ 309 ft
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