Red Loop

Red Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Red Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Red Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.89851, -79.45376. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Loop

• Fallingwater · museum · Fayette · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ohiopyle State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Necessity National Battlefield · fort · Fayette · ~18 km · Must-see
• Indian Creek Valley Trail · trek · Fayette · ~21 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Park · park · Fayette · ~22 km · Must-see
• Forbes State Forest · sanctuary · Fayette · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wharton Furnace · attraction · Fayette · ~22 km · Must-see
• Youghiogheny River Lake · lake · Somerset · ~23 km · Must-see
• Roaring Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill State Park · park · Somerset · ~27 km · Must-see
• Youghiogheny Reservoir · lake · Garrett · ~29 km · Must-see
• Laurel Caverns · cave · Fayette · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kooser State Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~32 km · Must-see
• Quebec Run Wild Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Davis · viewpoint · Somerset · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Davis · viewpoint · Garrett · ~34 km · Must-see
• Negro Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~37 km · Must-see

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Other treks near Red Loop

• Indian Creek Valley Trail · trek · Fayette · ~21 km · Must-see
• Junction Hollow Hiking Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~91 km · Must-see
• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~99 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~108 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Canyon Trail · trek · Tucker · ~110 km · Must-see
• Great Eastern Trail - C&O Canal · trek · Washington · ~126 km · Must-see
• Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · trek · Westmoreland · ~40 km
• Connector · trek · Fayette · ~0 km
• Orange Loop · trek · Fayette · ~0 km
• Yellow Loop · trek · Fayette · ~1 km

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