Rainbow Garden Trail–Serapis Trail, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 2 hr
Rainbow Garden Trail–Serapis Trail, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in White Oak Park near White Oak, PA. It climbs 616 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rainbow Garden Trail–Serapis Trail, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 987–1,240 ft
Out & Back · White Oak Park
Trailhead: Rainbow Garden Trail · 40.33880, -79.79826
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Jacks Run Road at #3001 stop 595 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rainbow Garden Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Shasta Path, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Jack Rabbit Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Serapis Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Otter Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Serapis Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Rainbow Garden Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Otter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Serapis Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Jack Rabbit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shasta Path, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Turkey Chase Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Rainbow Garden Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Jacks Run Road at #3001 stop 595 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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