North Loop Trail & Roaring Run Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 31 min
North Loop Trail & Roaring Run Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Hopewell, PA. It climbs 776 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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North Loop Trail & Roaring Run Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,858–2,387 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: Roaring Run Trail · 40.05033, -79.34381
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 64° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Roaring Run Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Painter Rock Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto North Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Roaring Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Connector Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Painter Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Roaring Run Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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 1.1 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Roaring Run Trail Trailhead
- Birch Rock Trail & South Loop Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- Painter Rock Hill–Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft
- South Loop Trail & Tower Road Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 714 ft
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