Rachel Carson Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr

Rachel Carson Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Keown, PA. It climbs 529 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,276 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Green / Yellow Dot Trail 40.60226, -80.01061
Nearest town Keown, PA

Directions

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Rachel Carson Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 971–1,276 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Green / Yellow Dot Trail · 40.60226, -80.01061

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Green / Yellow Dot Trail, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Green / Yellow Dot Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right onto Green / Yellow Dot Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Green / Yellow Dot Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% paved38% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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