Red / White Dot Blazed Sunset Point & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail via Blue Blazed Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 50 min
Red / White Dot Blazed Sunset Point & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail via Blue Blazed Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Hartwood Acres near Dorseyville, PA. The route reaches Red / White Dot Blazed Sunset Point at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 258 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Red / White Dot Blazed Sunset Point & Red / White Dot Blazed Trail via Blue Blazed Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 50 min
Elevation 1,097–1,307 ft
Out & Back · Hartwood Acres
Trailhead: Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail] · 40.57734, -79.91198
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
- Start on Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Green Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Red / White Dot Blazed Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftPass Red / White Dot Blazed Sunset Point.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red / White Dot Blazed Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue / White Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Blazed Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail], heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 4 min before dark.
More from Red Trail [Rachel Carson Connector Trail] Trailhead
- Purple Blazed Trail 2 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Orange Loop Trail & White Loop Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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