Purple Trail & White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Purple Trail & White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. It climbs 633 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Purple Trail & White / Green Dot Trail via Rachel Carson Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 942–1,194 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59472, -79.99150
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 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 (~11 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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