AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coon Swamp Road via Thunder Swamp Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Coon Swamp Road via Thunder Swamp Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Edgemere, PA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,257 – 1,355 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coon Swamp Road 41.24476, -75.02124
Nearest town Edgemere, PA
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Coon Swamp Road via Thunder Swamp Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,258–1,356 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Coon Swamp Road · 41.24476, -75.02124

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

  1. Start on Coon Swamp Road, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miReach Coon Swamp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miBear right onto Coon Swamp Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 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/coon-swamp-road-out-back-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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