AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Muhlenberg Rail Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Muhlenberg Rail Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Laureldale, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 394 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39169, -75.91562
Nearest town Laureldale, PA
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Muhlenberg Rail Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 378–394 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.39169, -75.91562

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Muhlenberg Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miReach Muhlenberg Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 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/muhlenberg-rail-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Laureldale, Pennsylvania