North Park Meadow Overlook–Marshall Lake, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 943 ft · 3 hr 26 min
North Park Meadow Overlook–Marshall Lake, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Wexford, PA. The route passes Marshall Lake and North Park Meadow Overlook. It climbs 943 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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North Park Meadow Overlook–Marshall Lake, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 943 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 955–1,298 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail · 40.61659, -80.02337
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Marshall Lake.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach North Park Meadow Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Red / Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Red / White Cap Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rachel Carson Trail Trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- North Ridge Trail (Red Blazes) via Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- North Field–Marshall Lake, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Marshall Lake–Nature Access Trail (Braille Trail) (Red), 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Red / Blue Dot Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 630 ft
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