North Park Meadow Overlook–Purple Trail, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 40 min
North Park Meadow Overlook–Purple Trail, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Keown, PA. The route reaches North Park Meadow Overlook. It climbs 864 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Park Meadow Overlook–Purple Trail, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 941–1,194 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.60195, -80.01257
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Green / Black Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Purple Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach North Park Meadow Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red / Blue Dot Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Green / Yellow Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Green / White Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.3 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Green Trail Trailhead
- Purple Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Purple / Black Dot Trail & Purple Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Green Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Red / Blue Dot Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 529 ft
- Green Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 531 ft
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