Rachel Carson Trail & White / Green Dot Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Rachel Carson Trail & White / Green Dot Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Wexford, PA. It climbs 1,027 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rachel Carson Trail & White / Green Dot Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 941–1,298 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rachel Carson Trail · 40.61964, -80.02497
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Rachel Carson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 2 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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