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Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Crossroads Marsh–Paper Mill Road Trail, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Crossroads Marsh–Paper Mill Road Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust near Bethayres, PA. The route reaches Crossroads Marsh. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 292 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11110, -75.07258
Nearest town Bethayres, PA
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Crossroads Marsh–Paper Mill Road Trail, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 95–291 ft

Out & Back · Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Trailhead: 40.11110, -75.07258

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Bethayres stop 690 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Pennypack Trail, heading N.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 1.8 miPass Crossroads Marsh.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Paper Mill Road Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Meadow Crossing, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Raytharn Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Crabapple Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Raytharn Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftReach Crossroads Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Crabapple Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Raytharn Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Meadow Crossing, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftSharp left onto Paper Mill Road Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pennypack Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 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/crossroads-marsh-crossroads-marsh-out-back-6-sights-8-km

Trail surface

70% gravel12% grass12% dirt4% boardwalk2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Bethayres stop 690 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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