Oak Loop Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Speedwell Forge County Park near Speedwell, PA. It climbs 389 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi400 – 607 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hammer Creek Trail 40.21771, -76.33269
Nearest town Speedwell, PA
Directions
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Oak Loop Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 401–608 ft
Out & Back · Speedwell Forge County Park
Trailhead: Hammer Creek Trail · 40.21771, -76.33269
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 13% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hammer Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Oak Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miReach Oak Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Hammer Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F68°
Precip13%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity62%
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°62°
Mon
77°60°
Tue
77°56°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
73°66°
15%
Fri
82°65°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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