North Park Meadow Overlook & North Park Lake via Rachel Carson Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 55 min
North Park Meadow Overlook & North Park Lake via Rachel Carson Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. The route reaches North Park Meadow Overlook at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 297 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Park Meadow Overlook & North Park Lake via Rachel Carson Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 55 min
Elevation 941–1,238 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: White Trail · 40.59058, -79.98554
Weather Sep 5: 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.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach North Park Meadow Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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