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Riverview Park

Observatory Hill & Bob Harvey Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 59 min

Observatory Hill & Bob Harvey Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Riverview Park near Woods Run, PA. The route reaches Observatory Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 491 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,221 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.47668, -80.01766
Nearest town Woods Run, PA
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Observatory Hill & Bob Harvey Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 59 min

Elevation 914–1,221 ft

Out & Back · Riverview Park

Trailhead: 40.47668, -80.01766

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Perrysville Ave + #3000 stop 449 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 200 ftSharp left onto Deer Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Short-Cut Trail, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Bear Pit Road, heading W.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bob Harvey Trail, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bear Pit Trail, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Playground Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Observatory Trail Extension, heading W.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Observatory Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Barn Road, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftSharp right onto Cherry Blossom Trail, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftReach Observatory Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftSharp left onto Old Barn Road, heading E.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Observatory Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Observatory Trail Extension, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bear Pit Trail, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bob Harvey Trail, heading SW.
  27. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bear Pit Road, heading E.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  32. 450 ftSharp left onto Short-Cut Trail, heading SE.
  33. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left onto Deer Hollow Trail, heading E.
  35. 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  36. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  37. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  39. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/observatory-hill-bob-harvey-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Perrysville Ave + #3000 stop 449 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Woods Run, Pennsylvania