North Loop Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft · 2 hr 1 min
North Loop Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Hopewell, PA. It climbs 1,220 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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North Loop Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,733–2,335 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.06461, -79.34100
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 65° · precip 18% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto North Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Connector Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Painter Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Roaring Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Painter Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto North Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- North Loop Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 631 ft
- North Loop Trail 3 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft
- Painter Rock Trail via North Loop Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,069 ft
- Voyager Glades–Craighead Trail, 5 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,224 ft
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