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Whitehall Parkway

Ironton Rail Trail

5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Ironton Rail Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Whitehall Parkway near Coplay, PA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 381 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ironton Rail Trail 40.67362, -75.50021
Nearest town Coplay, PA
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Ironton Rail Trail

5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 321–381 ft

Out & Back · Whitehall Parkway

Trailhead: Ironton Rail Trail · 40.67362, -75.50021

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ironton Rail Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miBear right onto Charles Nehf Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Central Quarry Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ironton Rail Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Central Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Charles Nehf Trail, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto Ironton Rail Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miArrive 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/ironton-rail-trail-out-back-8-km-4fa6

Trail surface

82% paved1% gravel1% boardwalk16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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