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Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Crossroads Marsh–Paper Mill Road Trail, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Crossroads Marsh–Paper Mill Road Trail, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust near Terwood, PA. The route reaches Crossroads Marsh. It climbs 256 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 282 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Center Trail 40.14203, -75.08296
Nearest town Terwood, PA
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Crossroads Marsh–Paper Mill Road Trail, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 95–282 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 · Transit-accessible: Fox Chase stop 452 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Center Trail, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Meadow Crossing, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miPass Crossroads Marsh.
  5. 250 ftSharp left onto Paper Mill Road Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pennypack Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto South Park Loop Trail, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miReach Crossroads Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Pennypack Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 1.9 miTurn left onto Paper Mill Road Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miSharp right onto Meadow Crossing, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Center Trail, heading N.
  25. 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-7-sights-15-km

Trail surface

77% gravel6% dirt5% grass2% boardwalk2% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Fox Chase stop 452 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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