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Deer Lakes Purple Loop route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Pennsylvania

Deer Lakes Purple Loop

Tarentum, Pennsylvania

1.8 mi

Distance

308 ft

Elev. Gain

43m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Deer Lakes Purple Loop is a loop trail in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It is 1.8 miles long and gains 308 feet. The nearest town is Russellton, Pennsylvania, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:333 ft
Max:387 ft
Gain:94 ft
Loss:94 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 333 ft and 387 ft across 1.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.333 ft351 ft369 ft387 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi0.9 mi1.4 mi1.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi357 ft
High point1.4 mi387 ft
End1.8 mi357 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Russellton, PA · in or next to town
County:
Allegheny County, PA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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