Rachel Carson Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Rachel Carson Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Talley Cavey, PA. It climbs 435 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rachel Carson Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 893–1,251 ft
Out & Back
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 right onto Blue Triangle Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Triangle Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Green Dot Trail, heading S.
- 100 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Green Dot Trail Trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 464 ft
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