Crossroads Marsh & Pennypack Creek Trail via Pennypack Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust near Alnwick, PA. The route reaches Crossroads Marsh. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 187 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bryn Athyn Post Office 40.13011, -75.07098
Nearest town Alnwick, PA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Crossroads Marsh & Pennypack Creek Trail via Pennypack Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 118–186 ft
Out & Back · Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
Trailhead: Bryn Athyn Post Office · 40.13011, -75.07098
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pennypack Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Crossroads Marsh.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Creek Road Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Pennypack Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Crossroads Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Creek Road Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Pennypack Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 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
78% gravel16% dirt3% paved1% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bryn Athyn Post Office Trailhead
- The Peak Woods–Crossroads Marsh, 3 groves 2.5 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Pennypack Trail & South Park Loop Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Alnwick, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Alnwick, Pennsylvania