AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hartwood Acres

Purple Blazed Trail & Red Trail

3 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Purple Blazed Trail & Red Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Hartwood Acres near Dorseyville, PA. It climbs 522 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,024 – 1,293 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56064, -79.90695
Nearest town Dorseyville, PA
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Purple Blazed Trail & Red Trail

3 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,023–1,293 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading W.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple/Red Blazed Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miReach Purple Blazed Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miBear right onto Purple/Red Blazed Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading NW.
  20. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftArrive 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/purple-blazed-trail-purple-blazed-trail-out-back-3-sights-5-km-db4c

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F67°
Precip12%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity95%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 78°53°
Tue 82°55°
Wed 87°63° 31%
Thu 80°59° 32%
Fri 72°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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