Rachel Carson Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,695 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Rachel Carson Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Hampton Community Park near Talley Cavey, PA. It climbs 1,695 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rachel Carson Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,695 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Elevation 816–1,316 ft
Out & Back · Hampton Community Park
Trailhead: 40.58832, -79.94072
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.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 3.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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