(MTB 5 downhill)–Blue Trail, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 3 min
(MTB 5 downhill)–Blue Trail, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. It climbs 437 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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(MTB 5 downhill)–Blue Trail, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 941–1,240 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59472, -79.99150
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Doctor J Freeride Downhill Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Old White / Red Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto White / Brown Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto (MTB 5 downhill), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Contour Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Purple Trail & White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 633 ft
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