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(MTB 5 downhill)–Blue Trail Loop, 7 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,163 ft · 3 hr 37 min

(MTB 5 downhill)–Blue Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 9.1-mile loop near Keown, PA. It climbs 1,163 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,240 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Green Trail 40.60195, -80.01257
Nearest town Keown, PA
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(MTB 5 downhill)–Blue Trail Loop, 7 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,163 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 941–1,239 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.60195, -80.01257

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Green Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Green / Black Dot Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Purple Trail, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Purple / Black Dot Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftBear left onto Old White / Red Dot Trail, heading E.
  19. 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto White / Brown Dot Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  22. 100 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Contour Trail, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto (MTB 5 downhill), heading E.
  26. 250 ftBear left onto Contour Trail, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftBear left onto (MTB 5 downhill), heading SE.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Contour Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto (MTB 5 downhill), heading SE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Contour Trail, heading SE.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  35. 450 ftTurn right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading NE.
  36. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  38. 350 ftContinue straight onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading SW.
  39. 250 ftBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Red / Blue Dot Trail, heading N.
  41. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  42. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 1.5 miTurn right onto Green / Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  46. 0.5 miBear right onto Green / White Dot Trail, heading S.
  47. 0.1 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading NW.
  48. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/mtb-5-downhill-loop

Trail surface

68% dirt21% paved5% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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