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John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System

Foul Rift Observation Deck & IWTB via LMBT Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Foul Rift Observation Deck & IWTB via LMBT Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System near Riverton, PA. The route passes Foul Rift Observation Deck before reaching IWTB at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 322 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Mount Bethel Township Trail System 40.82520, -75.08749
Nearest town Riverton, PA
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Foul Rift Observation Deck & IWTB via LMBT Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 227–320 ft

Out & Back · John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System

Trailhead: Lower Mount Bethel Township Trail System · 40.82520, -75.08749

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Mount Bethel Township Trail System, heading S.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Joseph Hriczak Fitness Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miPass Foul Rift Observation Deck.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miBear left onto Riverside Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Riverside Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Riverside Trail, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto LMBT Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miPass IWTB.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 250 ftReach Foul Rift Observation Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Riverside Trail, heading E.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Riverside Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Riverside Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Woodland Trail, heading N.
  23. 1.5 miTurn left onto Joseph Hriczak Fitness Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Mount Bethel Township Trail System, heading N.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/foul-rift-observation-deck-iwtb-out-back-3-lakes-8-km-1bf8

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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