Serapis Trail & Turkey Chase Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Serapis Trail & Turkey Chase Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in White Oak Park near White Oak, PA. It climbs 628 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Serapis Trail & Turkey Chase Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,008–1,240 ft
Out & Back · White Oak Park
Trailhead: 40.33313, -79.79829
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Pet Haven Extension, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Shasta Path, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Jack Rabbit Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Serapis Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Turkey Chase Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Jack Rabbit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shasta Path, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Turkey Chase Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Sylvan Drive Extension, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 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 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 1200–Beaver Trail Loop, 4 sights 1.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Pet Haven Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Rainbow Garden Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Jack Rabbit Trail & Turkey Chase Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- ADD YOUR STONE Pile–Athena Loop Trail, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Stone Pile–Mariposa Trail, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 599 ft
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