Rainbow Garden Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Rainbow Garden Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in White Oak Park near White Oak, PA. It climbs 478 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rainbow Garden Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 867–1,209 ft
Out & Back · White Oak Park
Trailhead: Beaver Trail · 40.33099, -79.79930
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
- Start on Beaver Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pet Haven Tr, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Pet Haven Extension, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Rainbow Garden Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pet Haven Tr, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading SE.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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