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Distance:
7.9 Miles / 12.7 km
Type:
Out-and-Back
Difficulty:
Moderate
Time to Hike:
3 hours, ~57 minutes
Features:
Surface Type:
Dirt
Park:
Deer Lakes Park
Town:
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Directions:
40.621714, -79.826317
Added:
March 25, 2017
Updated:
March 10, 2019

The White Trail at Deer Lakes Park, Tarentum, PA, is a moderate 7.9 mile out-and-back hike that starts on the west side of the park and follows the southern and eastern perimeter to end at the Orange Loop Trail.

It's 3.75 - 3.9 miles one-way depending on if you continue hiking toward Kurn rd on the eastern side. You can create an alternative route by hiking from the Orange Loop down Kurn road to the parking lot for ~5.5 miles instead of 7.9.

While this is one of the longer trails at Deer Lakes Park, it's likely one of the better trails there. The trail weaves in and out of different types of forests and cuts across a secluded field in the southern section of the park. You'll likely see deer and other animals on this trail since it's very lightly trafficked.

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  1. Parking

    40.621714, -79.826317
  2. Main Trailhead

    40.620713, -79.826575
  3. View of rolling hills

    40.614814, -79.813431
    View of rolling hills
  4. Trail exits to a field behind maintenance barns

    40.614564, -79.813117
    Trail exits to a field behind maintenance barns
  5. Vista along the trail of hills in the distance

    40.613378, -79.823342
    Vista along the trail of hills in the distance
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Hazards

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Season

Spring

Blaze Color

White
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317 '

Total Change
1,533 '

Ascent
1,508 '

Descent

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7.9 miles / 12.7 km
Trail added
March 25, 2017
Hiked on
March 25, 2017
Updated on
March 10, 2019
4.4 miles / 7.1 km
September 21, 2020
Hiking
4.0 miles / 6.4 km
September 08, 2017
Dogs Hiking
7.8 miles / 12.6 km
March 25, 2017
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