Monocacy Park Complex

Paint Mill Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Paint Mill Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Monocacy Park Complex near Allen Junction, PA. The route reaches Paint Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 256 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monocacy Way 40.62646, -75.38650
Nearest town Allen Junction, PA

Directions

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Paint Mill Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 234–255 ft

Out & Back · Monocacy Park Complex

Trailhead: Monocacy Way · 40.62646, -75.38650

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 441 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monocacy Way, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miPass Paint Mill Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach Paint Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Monocacy Way, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

51% paved9% dirt4% boardwalk4% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 441 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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