Archery Trail–Bob Harvey Trail, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Archery Trail–Bob Harvey Trail, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Riverview Park near Perry North, PA. It climbs 488 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Archery Trail–Bob Harvey Trail, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 885–1,190 ft
Out & Back · Riverview Park
Trailhead: Cherry Blossom Trail · 40.48254, -80.01849
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Perrysville Ave + Cherryfield stop 363 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cherry Blossom Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Old Barn Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Wissahickon Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Archery Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Archery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Wissahickon Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Old Wissahickon Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Wissahickon Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Watson's Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Riverview Drive, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Violet Lane Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Snyder's Point Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Deer Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Short-Cut Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Bear Pit Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bob Harvey Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Bear Pit Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Playground Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Observatory Trail Extension, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Observatory Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Barn Road, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Blossom Trail, heading W.
- 200 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Perrysville Ave + Cherryfield stop 363 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cherry Blossom Trail Trailhead
- Observatory Hill & Observatory Trail via Bob Harvey Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Bob Harvey Trail–Observatory Trail, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 260 ft
- Bob Harvey Trail–Marshall Trail, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 519 ft
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