Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve
Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve near Meadville, PA. The route reaches Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 982–1,089 ft
Out & Back · Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Universal Access Trail · 40.08734, -76.00182
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Universal Access Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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