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Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Creek Road Trail–Mitchell Trail, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Creek Road Trail–Mitchell Trail, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust near Terwood, PA. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 305 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Center Trail 40.14203, -75.08296
Nearest town Terwood, PA
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Creek Road Trail–Mitchell Trail, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 161–304 ft

Out & Back · Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Trailhead: Center Trail · 40.14203, -75.08296

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Center Trail, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Lane, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wood's Edge Trail, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Mitchell Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Creek Road Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Webb Walk, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road Trail, heading E.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Pennypack Creek Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.9 miReach Wood's Edge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Creek Road Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Webb Walk, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right onto Mitchell Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wood's Edge Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Lane, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right onto Center Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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/creek-road-trail-mitchell-trail-out-back-5-sights-6-km

Trail surface

54% gravel26% dirt2% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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