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Swatara State Park

Loop D & Sand Siding Trail via Swatara Rail Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Loop D & Sand Siding Trail via Swatara Rail Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Murray, PA. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 587 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sand Siding Trail 40.49910, -76.51626
Nearest town Murray, PA
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Loop D & Sand Siding Trail via Swatara Rail Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 446–588 ft

Out & Back · Swatara State Park

Trailhead: Sand Siding Trail · 40.49910, -76.51626

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start on Sand Siding Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Loop D, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miReach Sand Siding Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miSharp right onto Sand Siding Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 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/loop-d-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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