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Womelsdorf-Robesonia Joint Authority Watershed

Birch Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Birch Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Womelsdorf-Robesonia Joint Authority Watershed near Robesonia, PA. It climbs 795 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 1,129 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33594, -76.14118
Nearest town Robesonia, PA
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Birch Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 718–1,130 ft

Out & Back · Womelsdorf-Robesonia Joint Authority Watershed

Trailhead: 40.33594, -76.14118

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.4 miBear right onto Fox Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftSharp left onto Birch Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Birch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Fox Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 2.3 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/birch-trail-out-back-10-km-d2c2

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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