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Little Juniata Natural Area

Rainbow Trail via Mid-State Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Rainbow Trail via Mid-State Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Little Juniata Natural Area near Colerain, PA. It climbs 1,896 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 2,103 ft · steepest grade: 44%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Trail 40.62507, -78.09843
Nearest town Colerain, PA
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Rainbow Trail via Mid-State Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 722–2,102 ft

Out & Back · Little Juniata Natural Area

Trailhead: Rainbow Trail · 40.62507, -78.09843

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Rainbow Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mid-State Trail, heading SW.
  3. 3 miReach Rainbow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3 miTurn left onto Rainbow Trail, heading NW.
  5. 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-trail-out-back

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.

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