Old Red Trail–Purple Trail, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Settlers Cabin Park near Gayly, PA. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,063 – 1,168 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blue Trail 40.42897, -80.16025
Nearest town Gayly, PA
Directions
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Old Red Trail–Purple Trail, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,063–1,168 ft
Out & Back · Settlers Cabin Park
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 40.42897, -80.16025
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Red Trail / Green Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Settler's Cabin Park - Panhandle Trail Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Settler's Cabin Park - Panhandle Trail Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Red Trail / Green Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 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
80% dirt8% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:48 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Trail Trailhead
- Blue Trail / Red Trail–Green Trail, 6 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Blue Trail / Red Trail–Green Trail, 8 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- Old Red Trail–Purple Trail, 5 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 515 ft
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