Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue]
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue] is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Murdocksville, PA. It climbs 1,048 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue]
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 915–1,216 ft
Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park
Trailhead: 40.49828, -80.38204
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 15% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto X-C Ski Trail [White], heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White], heading NW.
- 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 SW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto X-C Ski Trail [White], heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading E.
- 1.8 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 3.1 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Heritage Trail [Blue] 2.2 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- X-C Ski Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue] 3.2 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- X-C Ski Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue] 5 mi · ▲ 492 ft
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