Tamanend Park
Newtown Rail Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min
Newtown Rail Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Tamanend Park near Churchville, PA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Newtown Rail Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min
Elevation 172–257 ft
Out & Back · Tamanend Park
Trailhead: Newtown Rail Trail · 40.18251, -75.02192
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Newtown Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Newtown Rail Trail Trailhead
- Newtown Rail Trail & Paper Mill Woods Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- The Peak Woods–Crossroads Marsh, 3 groves 9.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Council Rock Viewpoint–Council Rock, 5 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 308 ft
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