Rachel Carson Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Rachel Carson Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Hampton Community Park near Talley Cavey, PA. It climbs 1,545 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rachel Carson Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 816–1,316 ft
Out & Back · Hampton Community Park
Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail · 40.58923, -79.93515
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 3.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.9 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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