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Lorimer Park

Fox Chase - Lorimer Trail via Pennypack Trail

3 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Fox Chase - Lorimer Trail via Pennypack Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Lorimer Park near Walnut Hill, PA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 220 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09854, -75.07219
Nearest town Walnut Hill, PA
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Fox Chase - Lorimer Trail via Pennypack Trail

3 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 93–219 ft

Out & Back · Lorimer Park

Trailhead: 40.09854, -75.07219

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pennypack Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto South Park Loop Trail, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Pennypack Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fox Chase - Lorimer Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miReach Fox Chase - Lorimer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pennypack Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Park Loop Trail, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Pennypack Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  25. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 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/fox-chase-lorimer-trail-out-back-5-km-fe48

Trail surface

68% gravel4% paved4% boardwalk24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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