Birdsboro Waters
Helter Skelter & Turn and Burn
5.8 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Helter Skelter & Turn and Burn is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Birdsboro Waters near Scarlets Mill, PA. It climbs 529 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Helter Skelter & Turn and Burn
5.8 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 312–615 ft
Out & Back · Birdsboro Waters
Trailhead: 40.22137, -75.83605
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lloyd Lane, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Goodday Sunshine, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Penny Lane, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Turn and Burn, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Helter Skelter, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Turn and Burn, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turn and Burn, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Penny Lane, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Goodday Sunshine, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
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- Goodday Sunshine 5 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Goodday Sunshine 5.1 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Up and Over 5.4 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- S.Miller to the Creek Old Doubletrack 5.7 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Black Dog–Dazed and Confused, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,535 ft
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