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Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Army Corp of Engineers Road–Locomotive Trail, 5 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Army Corp of Engineers Road–Locomotive Trail, 5 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Raystown Lake Recreation Area near Snydertown, PA. It climbs 1,072 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,234 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Army Corp of Engineers Road 40.40949, -78.05803
Nearest town Snydertown, PA
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Army Corp of Engineers Road–Locomotive Trail, 5 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 914–1,233 ft

Out & Back · Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Army Corp of Engineers Road · 40.40949, -78.05803

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Army Corp of Engineers Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Locomotive Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ray's Revenge Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right onto Osprey Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fawn Trail, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Sleek Dog Trail, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftSharp left onto Switch Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Army Corp of Engineers Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Sleek Dog Trail, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Fawn Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Osprey Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ray's Revenge Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Locomotive Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Army Corp of Engineers Road, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/army-corp-of-engineers-road-locomotive-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

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