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