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Whitehall Parkway

Central Quarry via Ironton Rail Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Central Quarry via Ironton Rail Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Whitehall Parkway near Newport, PA. The route reaches Central Quarry at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 384 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ironton Rail Trail 40.67605, -75.49628
Nearest town Newport, PA
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Central Quarry via Ironton Rail Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 318–383 ft

Out & Back · Whitehall Parkway

Trailhead: Ironton Rail Trail · 40.67605, -75.49628

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ironton Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Central Quarry Trail, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftReach Central Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Ironton Rail Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.2 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/central-quarry-central-quarry-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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