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Centralia Reforestation is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Germantown, PA. The route reaches Centralia Reforestation at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,404 – 1,581 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80055, -76.36921
Nearest town Germantown, PA

Directions

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Centralia Reforestation

4.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,405–1,582 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.80055, -76.36921

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 2.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftReach Centralia Reforestation, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

6% paved94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.

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