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Boyce Park

Orange / Brown Dot Trail–Orange Trail, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Orange / Brown Dot Trail–Orange Trail, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Boyce Park near Center, PA. It climbs 477 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,040 – 1,194 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Green Trail 40.47240, -79.74778
Nearest town Center, PA
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Orange / Brown Dot Trail–Orange Trail, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,040–1,195 ft

Out & Back · Boyce Park

Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.47240, -79.74778

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto White / Red Dot, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto White / Black Dot Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow / Black Dot Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow / Black Dot / Yellow Cap Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow / Red Dot Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orange / Brown Dot Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Orange / Yellow Dot Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange / White Dot Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.5 miReach White / Red Dot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Orange / Yellow Dot Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right onto Orange / Brown Dot Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow / Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow / Black Dot / Yellow Cap Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow / Black Dot Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto White / Black Dot Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto White / Red Dot, heading NW.
  20. 200 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/orange-brown-dot-trail-orange-trail-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F67°
Precip13%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 72°60°
Mon 78°52°
Tue 80°53°
Wed 87°60° 37%
Thu 80°58° 37%
Fri 71°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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