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Mingo Creek County Park

Orange Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Orange Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mingo Creek County Park near Venetia, PA. It climbs 785 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,266 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22247, -80.04736
Nearest town Venetia, PA
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Orange Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 961–1,265 ft

Out & Back · Mingo Creek County Park

Trailhead: 40.22247, -80.04736

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1 miArrive 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-trail-out-back-7-km-9d47

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 3 min before dark.

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