North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 2 hr 12 min
North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. It climbs 594 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 941–1,197 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.58819, -79.99593
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red / Blue Dot Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach North Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Blue Trail–White / Green Dot Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 230 ft
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