Roaring Run Natural Area
South Loop Trail & Tower Road Trail via North Loop Trail
11 mi · ▲ 1,813 ft · 4 hr 34 min
South Loop Trail & Tower Road Trail via North Loop Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Hopewell, PA. It climbs 1,813 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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South Loop Trail & Tower Road Trail via North Loop Trail
11 mi · ▲ 1,813 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,807–2,693 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.06543, -79.33863
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Connector Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Painter Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Roaring Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto South Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tower Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach South Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto South Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Roaring Run Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Painter Rock Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Connector Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto North Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 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 0.6 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- North Loop Trail 3 mi · ▲ 975 ft
- North Loop Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,147 ft
- Roaring Run Trail via North Loop Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft
- Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned)–Old Pike Run Trail (abandoned), 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,651 ft
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