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Ballas Meadow Preserve

Ballas Trail & Bushkill Township Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Ballas Trail & Bushkill Township Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Ballas Meadow Preserve near Rismiller, PA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 676 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ballas Trail 40.82176, -75.30713
Nearest town Rismiller, PA
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Ballas Trail & Bushkill Township Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 541–677 ft

Out & Back · Ballas Meadow Preserve

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 miReach Ballas Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ballas Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 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/ballas-trail-bushkill-township-trail-out-back-via-bushkill-township-trail

Trail surface

84% gravel10% paved6% 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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