Orange Trail
4 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Orange Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Boyce Park near Center, PA. It climbs 455 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Orange Trail
4 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,040–1,194 ft
Out & Back · Boyce Park
Trailhead: 40.45623, -79.74477
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Transit-accessible: CCAC Boyce E. Parking Lot at Steps stop 661 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange / Black Dot Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange / Yellow Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Orange / White Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Orange / Yellow Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Orange / Black Dot Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 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 1.8 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: CCAC Boyce E. Parking Lot at Steps stop 661 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Boyce Park Sunset Point–Yellow / Black Dot Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Orange / Brown Dot Trail–White / Black Dot Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft
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