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Burnt Mills Trail via Thunder Swamp Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Burnt Mills Trail via Thunder Swamp Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Edgemere, PA. It climbs 754 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,237 – 1,470 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26157, -75.00701
Nearest town Edgemere, PA
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Burnt Mills Trail via Thunder Swamp Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,236–1,469 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.26157, -75.00701

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miSharp left onto Coon Swamp Road, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading W.
  4. 3.6 miBear right onto Burnt Mills Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.7 miReach Burnt Mills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miBear left onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading E.
  7. 3.6 miSharp left onto Coon Swamp Road, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 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/burnt-mills-trail-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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