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Raccoon Creek State Park

Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] & Upland Trail [Red] via Heritage Trail [Blue]

2.8 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] & Upland Trail [Red] via Heritage Trail [Blue] is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Frankfort Springs, PA. It climbs 493 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,201 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] 40.50304, -80.42442
Nearest town Frankfort Springs, PA
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Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] & Upland Trail [Red] via Heritage Trail [Blue]

2.8 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 924–1,200 ft

Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park

Trailhead: Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] · 40.50304, -80.42442

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White], heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Upland Trail [Red], heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto "No Outlet" Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Connector 9 (C-9), heading N.
  6. 150 ftReach Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White], then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading E.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto "No Outlet" Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upland Trail [Red], heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White], heading E.
  11. 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/mineral-springs-loop-trail-white-upland-trail-red-out-back

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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