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Harrison Hills Park

Pond Loop–Rachel Carson Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Pond Loop–Rachel Carson Trail, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Harrison Hills Park near Garvers Ferry, PA. It climbs 339 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,198 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65711, -79.70253
Nearest town Garvers Ferry, PA
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Pond Loop–Rachel Carson Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 994–1,198 ft

Out & Back · Harrison Hills Park

Trailhead: 40.65711, -79.70253

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Freeport Rd at Altermoor Dr stop 431 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Scouts Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Wetlands Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Meadow Loop, heading S.
  6. 300 ftBear right onto Creekside Trail, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftSharp right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftBear left onto Scouts Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Loop, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Pond Loop, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftBear left onto Spicebush Trail, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftTurn left onto Scouts Trail, heading W.
  18. 450 ftTurn left onto Wetlands Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Scouts Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.4 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/pond-loop-rachel-carson-trail-out-back-4-sights-5-km-d394

Trail surface

75% dirt13% grass2% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Freeport Rd at Altermoor Dr stop 431 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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