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Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center

Ballas Trail–Bushkill Township Trail, 4 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Ballas Trail–Bushkill Township Trail, 4 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center near Rismiller, PA. It climbs 382 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 676 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ballas Trail 40.82176, -75.30713
Nearest town Rismiller, PA
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Ballas Trail–Bushkill Township Trail, 4 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 414–677 ft

Out & Back · Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center

Trailhead: Ballas Trail · 40.82176, -75.30713

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ballas Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bushkill Township Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left onto Sober's Run Main Loop Trail (green blazed), heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Sober's Run Connector Trail (yellow/green blazed), heading E.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed), heading SE.
  6. 1.2 miBear left onto Henry's Woods Trail (Orange Blazed), heading S.
  7. 100 ftSharp right onto Homestead Trail (blue blazed), heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Ballas Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Henry's Woods Trail (Orange Blazed), heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto Jacobsburg Trail (red blazed), heading N.
  11. 1.2 miBear right onto Sober's Run Connector Trail (yellow/green blazed), heading W.
  12. 0.8 miBear right onto Sober's Run Main Loop Trail (green blazed), heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bushkill Township Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ballas Trail, heading N.
  16. 250 ftArrive 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/ballas-trail-bushkill-township-trail-out-back-4-sights-via-jacobsburg-trail-red-blazed

Trail surface

40% gravel7% dirt5% paved1% boardwalk47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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