North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 2 hr 32 min
North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. It climbs 721 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 934–1,197 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59327, -79.97752
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red / Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 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 (~31 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blue Trail & Contour Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 2 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- (MTB 5 downhill) & Contour Trail via White Trail 2 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- North Park Meadow Overlook–North Park Lake, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Contour Trail & Rachel Carson Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 529 ft
- Purple Trail & White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 796 ft
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