North Ridge Trail (Red Blazes) via Rachel Carson Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 53 min
North Ridge Trail (Red Blazes) via Rachel Carson Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Wexford, PA. It climbs 284 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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North Ridge Trail (Red Blazes) via Rachel Carson Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 53 min
Elevation 1,041–1,286 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.61727, -80.02115
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 at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail (Red Blazes), heading E.
- 0.2 miReach North Ridge Trail (Red Blazes), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 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 0.7 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 311 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
- Contour Trail & Rachel Carson Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft
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