Rachel Carson Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Rachel Carson Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Hampton Community Park near Talley Cavey, PA. It climbs 652 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rachel Carson Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 893–1,278 ft
Out & Back · Hampton Community Park
Trailhead: Trail 1 · 40.58668, -79.93369
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail 1, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Trail 1, heading E.
- 350 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trail 1 Trailhead
- Rachel Carson Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 488 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,459 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 1,576 ft
- Left Fishing Trail & Right Fishing Trail via Rachel Carson Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,583 ft
- Rachel Carson Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,622 ft
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