(MTB 5 downhill)–Blue Trail, 6 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 57 min
(MTB 5 downhill)–Blue Trail, 6 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. It climbs 621 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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(MTB 5 downhill)–Blue Trail, 6 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 941–1,239 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.60438, -80.00487
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Red / Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White/Black Dot, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto (MTB 5 downhill), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Contour Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Red / Blue Dot Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 267 ft
- North Park Meadow Overlook via Red / Blue Dot Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 267 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Blue Trail–Rachel Carson Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Blue Trail–Rachel Carson Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 554 ft
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