Purple Blazed Trail
2 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 50 min
Purple Blazed Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Hartwood Acres near Dorseyville, PA. It climbs 349 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Purple Blazed Trail
2 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 50 min
Elevation 1,097–1,301 ft
Out & Back · Hartwood Acres
Trailhead: Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail] · 40.57734, -79.91198
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
- Start on Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Purple/Red Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail] Trailhead
- Red / White Dot Blazed Sunset Point & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail via Blue Blazed Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Orange Loop Trail & White Loop Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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