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.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Trail 40.59058, -79.98554
Nearest town Wildwood, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach North Park Meadow Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

71% dirt1% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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