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White Oak Park

Rainbow Garden Trail–Serapis Trail, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Rainbow Garden Trail–Serapis Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in White Oak Park near Byerly, PA. It climbs 678 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,240 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34613, -79.77404
Nearest town Byerly, PA
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Rainbow Garden Trail–Serapis Trail, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 991–1,240 ft

Out & Back · White Oak Park

Trailhead: 40.34613, -79.77404

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wisconsin Path, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Serapis Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Jack Rabbit Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shasta Path, heading W.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turkey Chase Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miReach Serapis Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 200 ftBear right onto Shasta Path, heading SE.
  28. 400 ftTurn right onto Jack Rabbit Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miSharp right onto Serapis Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wisconsin Path, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rainbow-garden-trail-serapis-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km-2d06

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 76°F68°
Precip19%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 19% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 74°61°
Mon 77°53°
Tue 81°54°
Wed 87°61° 37%
Thu 80°60° 38%
Fri 72°53° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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