Covey Swamp–Green Run Road, 3 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Covey Swamp–Green Run Road, 3 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Tooley Corners, PA. The route reaches Covey Swamp at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 1,536 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Covey Swamp–Green Run Road, 3 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,044–1,697 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Green Run Road · 41.34878, -75.59029
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Green Run Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Mink Farm Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Covey Swamp, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto 8th, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~180 min). Leave by 4:07 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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