Rachel Carson Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Rachel Carson Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Hampton Community Park near Talley Cavey, PA. It climbs 617 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rachel Carson Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 893–1,277 ft
Out & Back · Hampton Community Park
Trailhead: 40.59058, -79.93608
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 500 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 4 mi · ▲ 483 ft
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