Betz Hill Trail
2 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 45 min
Betz Hill Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Tyler State Park near Wrightstown, PA. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Betz Hill Trail
2 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 45 min
Elevation 94–181 ft
Out & Back · Tyler State Park
Trailhead: 40.24718, -74.98332
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Betz Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
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- Hay Barn Grass Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Betz Hill Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 311 ft
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