Rainbow Trail via Colerain Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 914 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Rainbow Trail via Colerain Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Franklinville, PA. It climbs 914 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rainbow Trail via Colerain Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 914 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,570–1,994 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.63069, -78.09067
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mid-State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rainbow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Rainbow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Colerain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 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 (~4 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft
- Colerain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 2,880 ft
- Round Top Trail & Summit Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 2,623 ft
- Mid-State Trail 8 mi · ▲ 2,039 ft
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