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Lorimer Park

Crossroads Marsh–Newtown Rail Trail, 4 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Crossroads Marsh–Newtown Rail Trail, 4 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Lorimer Park near Cornell, PA. The route reaches Crossroads Marsh. It climbs 357 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 256 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18000, -75.03236
Nearest town Cornell, PA
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Crossroads Marsh–Newtown Rail Trail, 4 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 92–257 ft

Out & Back · Lorimer Park

Trailhead: 40.18000, -75.03236

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Newtown Rail Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Pennypack Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Paper Mill Woods Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Pennypack Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miPass Crossroads Marsh.
  8. 2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto South Park Loop Trail, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lorimer Hill, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pennypack Creek Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftReach Crossroads Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Lorimer Hill, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Park Loop Trail, heading N.
  18. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Pennypack Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 2.7 miTurn right onto Paper Mill Woods Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Pennypack Trail, heading N.
  24. 2.2 miBear left onto Newtown Rail Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 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-newtown-rail-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

80% gravel13% paved4% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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