Purple Trail & White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 796 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Purple Trail & White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. It climbs 796 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,194 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59327, -79.97752
Nearest town Wildwood, PA

Directions

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Purple Trail & White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 796 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 934–1,194 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.59327, -79.97752

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
  6. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Purple Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miReach White / Green Dot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading E.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt11% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 79°F67°
Precip13%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity94%
Rained 1″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:48 PM
Sun 74°61°
Mon 79°53°
Tue 82°55°
Wed 88°63° 28%
Thu 80°60° 31%
Fri 73°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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