White Oak Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,207 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beaver Trail 40.33099, -79.79930
Nearest town White Oak, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Beaver Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pet Haven Tr, heading NW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Pet Haven Extension, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftReach Rainbow Garden Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn right onto Pet Haven Tr, heading S.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Trail, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 77°F68°
Precip14%Wind0 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Sun 73°62°
Mon 77°53°
Tue 81°54°
Wed 87°61° 40%
Thu 80°60° 41%
Fri 72°53° 18%

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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