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Money Rocks County Park

Iron Horse Trail–Orange Connector Trail, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Iron Horse Trail–Orange Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Money Rocks County Park near Fetterville, PA. It climbs 483 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.08889, -76.00442
Nearest town Fetterville, PA
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Iron Horse Trail–Orange Connector Trail, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 680–1,096 ft

Out & Back · Money Rocks County Park

Trailhead: 40.08889, -76.00442

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Money Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Cockscomb Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  9. 350 ftSharp left onto Iron Horse Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  11. 500 ftTurn right onto Cockscomb Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange Connector Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 150 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/iron-horse-trail-out-back-d3da

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F66°
Precip10%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity49%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 74°60°
Mon 73°58°
Tue 74°54°
Wed 79°60°
Thu 74°63° 25%
Fri 80°63° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.

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