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John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System

Foul Rift Observation Deck & Woodland Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Foul Rift Observation Deck & Woodland Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System near Riverton, PA. The route reaches Foul Rift Observation Deck. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 299 ft4.1 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 & Woodland Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 227–299 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. 450 ftReach Foul Rift Observation Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Riverside Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Riverside Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Woodland Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.5 miTurn left onto Joseph Hriczak Fitness Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Mount Bethel Township Trail System, heading NE.
  17. 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/foul-rift-observation-deck-woodland-trail-out-back-6-km-1c2c

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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