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Hartwood Acres

Orange Loop Trail & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail via Blue Blazed Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Orange Loop Trail & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail via Blue Blazed Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Hartwood Acres near Bryant, PA. It climbs 350 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,129 – 1,312 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.57027, -79.92526
Nearest town Bryant, PA
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Orange Loop Trail & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail via Blue Blazed Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,129–1,312 ft

Out & Back · Hartwood Acres

Trailhead: 40.57027, -79.92526

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Blazed Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue / White Dot Trail, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Red / White Dot Blazed Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Green Loop Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 200 ftSharp right onto Purple/Red Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange Loop Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading W.
  23. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto Blue Blazed Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/orange-loop-trail-red-white-dot-blazed-trail-out-back

Trail surface

97% dirt1% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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