Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve
Orange Connector Trail via Blue Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 52 min
Orange Connector Trail via Blue Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve near Meadville, PA. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Orange Connector Trail via Blue Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 52 min
Elevation 856–1,079 ft
Out & Back · Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.08452, -76.00033
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Orange Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Orange Trail & Yellow Trail via Blue Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Blue Sunset Point & Welsh Mountain Overlook via Blue Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Cockscomb Trail–Money Rocks Overlook Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft
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