AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rachel Carson Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Rachel Carson Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Keown, PA. It climbs 369 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,145 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.60594, -80.01287
Nearest town Keown, PA
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Rachel Carson Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 964–1,145 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.60594, -80.01287

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rachel-carson-trail-out-back-7-km-1cef

Trail surface

52% dirt39% paved1% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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