Crossroads Marsh–Pennypack Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust near Gloria Dei Towers, PA. The route reaches Crossroads Marsh. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 190 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pennypack Trail 40.12099, -75.07314
Nearest town Gloria Dei Towers, PA
Directions
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Crossroads Marsh–Pennypack Creek Trail, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 107–190 ft
Out & Back · Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
Trailhead: Pennypack Trail · 40.12099, -75.07314
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: stop 511 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pennypack Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Crossroads Marsh.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Creek Road Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Pennypack Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Crossroads Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Creek Road Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Pennypack Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% gravel10% dirt2% paved2% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: stop 511 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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