Whitehall Parkway
Ironton Rail Trail
13.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Ironton Rail Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Whitehall Parkway near Hanover Acres, PA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ironton Rail Trail
13.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 253–381 ft
Out & Back · Whitehall Parkway
Trailhead: River Walk · 40.61496, -75.45597
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Walk, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Furnace Street, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Ironton Rail Trail, heading N.
- 3 miBear right onto Charles Nehf Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Central Quarry Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ironton Rail Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Central Quarry Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Charles Nehf Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Ironton Rail Trail, heading E.
- 3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 3.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Furnace Street, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from River Walk Trailhead
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- Ironton Rail Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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