Rachel Carson Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 54 min
Rachel Carson Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, PA. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rachel Carson Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 54 min
Elevation 1,028–1,203 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.58860, -79.99160
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White / Green Dot Trail & White / Red Dot Trail Loop via Rachel Carson Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- White / Red Dot Trail & White Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- White Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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