Rachel Carson Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,692 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Rachel Carson Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Hampton Community Park near Talley Cavey, PA. It climbs 1,692 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rachel Carson Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,692 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Elevation 816–1,316 ft
Out & Back · Hampton Community Park
Trailhead: Green Dot Trail · 40.58689, -79.94232
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 on Green Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Blue Triangle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Blue Triangle Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Dot Trail, heading W.
- 50 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 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Green Dot Trail Trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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