Pond Loop–Rachel Carson Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile loop in Harrison Hills Park near Sligo, PA. It climbs 359 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi994 – 1,198 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.64697, -79.70012
Nearest town Sligo, PA
Directions
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Pond Loop–Rachel Carson Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 994–1,198 ft
Loop · Harrison Hills Park
Trailhead: 40.64697, -79.70012
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Pond Loop, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Scouts Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Scouts Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Creekside Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Meadow Loop, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Wetlands Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Scouts Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wetlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Scouts Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Spicebush Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt3% paved15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM
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- Scouts Trail–Spicebush Trail (White), 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft
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