Purple Blazed Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 57 min
Purple Blazed Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Hartwood Acres near Dorseyville, PA. It climbs 357 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Purple Blazed Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 57 min
Elevation 1,049–1,301 ft
Out & Back · Hartwood Acres
Trailhead: 40.56064, -79.90695
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Purple/Red Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Purple Blazed Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Purple Blazed Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Purple Blazed Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 378 ft
- Hartwood Acres Sunset Point & Orange Loop Trail via Purple Blazed Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Purple Blazed Trail & Red Trail 3 mi · ▲ 522 ft
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