X-C Ski Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue]
5 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 55 min
X-C Ski Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue] is a 5-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Murdocksville, PA. It climbs 492 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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X-C Ski Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue]
5 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 915–1,191 ft
Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park
Trailhead: 40.49828, -80.38204
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 15% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto X-C Ski Trail [White], heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach X-C Ski Trail [White], then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading SE.
- 1.9 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 2.0 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Heritage Trail [Blue] 2.2 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- X-C Ski Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue] 3.2 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- Mineral Springs Loop Trail [White] via Heritage Trail [Blue] 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft
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