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Florence Shelly Preserve

Connector Trail & Plew's Swamp Trail via Nature Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 52 min

Connector Trail & Plew's Swamp Trail via Nature Loop is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Florence Shelly Preserve near Thompson, PA. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,683 – 1,788 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Observation Tower Trail 41.89215, -75.52191
Nearest town Thompson, PA
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Connector Trail & Plew's Swamp Trail via Nature Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 52 min

Elevation 1,684–1,788 ft

Out & Back · Florence Shelly Preserve

Trailhead: Observation Tower Trail · 41.89215, -75.52191

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Observation Tower Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Nature Loop, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Plew's Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Nature Loop, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Observation Tower Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.7 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/connector-trail-out-back-1779

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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