North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 25 min
North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. It climbs 490 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Park Lake–Rachel Carson Trail, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 941–1,240 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.58860, -79.99160
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White / Black Dash Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto White / Red Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach North Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Doctor J Freeride Downhill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White / Red Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto White / Black Dash Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White / Green Dot Trail & White / Red Dot Trail Loop via Rachel Carson Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- White / Red Dot Trail & White Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- White Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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