Negro Barren Road & Turner Swamp Trail via Thunder Swamp Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Negro Barren Road & Turner Swamp Trail via Thunder Swamp Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Resica Falls, PA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Negro Barren Road & Turner Swamp Trail via Thunder Swamp Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,118–1,231 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Turner Swamp Trail · 41.16627, -75.10172
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start on Turner Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Negro Barren Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Turner Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Negro Barren Road, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Negro Barren Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Turner Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Negro Barren Road, heading S.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Turner Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Negro Barren Road, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Turner Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Turner Swamp Trail Trailhead
- Turner Swamp Trail via Negro Barren Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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