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Rainbow Trail–Round Top Trail, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 4,376 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Rainbow Trail–Round Top Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back near Colerain, PA. It climbs 4,376 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 2,172 ft · steepest grade: 50%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Trail 40.61759, -78.08851
Nearest town Colerain, PA
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Rainbow Trail–Round Top Trail, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 4,376 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Elevation 992–2,171 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rainbow Trail · 40.61759, -78.08851

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

  1. Start on Rainbow Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 miReach Rainbow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left onto Mid-State Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Rainbow Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 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-round-top-trail-out-back-3-sights-14-km

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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