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Whitehall Parkway

Meadow Overlook & Central Quarry via Ironton Rail Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 54 min

Meadow Overlook & Central Quarry via Ironton Rail Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Whitehall Parkway near Coplay, PA. The route passes Central Quarry before reaching Meadow Overlook at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 390 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ironton Rail Trail 40.67362, -75.50021
Nearest town Coplay, PA
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Meadow Overlook & Central Quarry via Ironton Rail Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 54 min

Elevation 321–391 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 left, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 200 ftPass Central Quarry.
  5. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftReach Meadow Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 1 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/meadow-overlook-central-quarry-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

76% paved24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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