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Oak Loop Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Speedwell Forge County Park near Elm, PA. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 607 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21313, -76.34830
Nearest town Elm, PA

Directions

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Oak Loop Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 51 min

Elevation 402–608 ft

Out & Back · Speedwell Forge County Park

Trailhead: 40.21313, -76.34830

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Oak Loop Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Hammer Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftReach Oak Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% other

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip13%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity52%
Rained 1.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 77°63°
Mon 75°59°
Tue 77°55°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 72°66° 24%
Fri 82°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:00 PM.

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