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Emmerling Park

Rachel Carson Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,312 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Rachel Carson Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Emmerling Park near Indianola, PA. It climbs 1,312 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 1,276 ft · steepest grade: 29%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail 40.57923, -79.86573
Nearest town Indianola, PA
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Rachel Carson Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,312 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 816–1,275 ft

Out & Back · Emmerling Park

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail · 40.57923, -79.86573

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miArrive 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/rachel-carson-trail-out-back-10-km-601f

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Indianola, Pennsylvania