Purple Blazed Trail & Red Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 53 min
Purple Blazed Trail & Red Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Hartwood Acres near Dorseyville, PA. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Purple Blazed Trail & Red Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 53 min
Elevation 1,023–1,293 ft
Out & Back · Hartwood Acres
Trailhead: 40.56857, -79.90907
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Hartwood Acres, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Purple/Red Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple/Red Blazed Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Purple Blazed Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Purple/Red Blazed Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Purple Blazed Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Purple/Red Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hartwood Acres, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Red / White Dot Blazed Sunset Point–Blue Blazed Trail Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Green Loop Trail & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail 2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Red / White Dot Blazed Trail & Yellow Loop Trail via Green Loop Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 293 ft
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