AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tamanend Park

Newtown Rail Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Newtown Rail Trail is a 3.1-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.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 256 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Newtown Rail Trail 40.18328, -75.01880
Nearest town Churchville, PA
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Newtown Rail Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 172–257 ft

Out & Back · Tamanend Park

Trailhead: Newtown Rail Trail · 40.18328, -75.01880

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Newtown Rail Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftReach Newtown Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 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/newtown-rail-trail-out-back-5-km-359b

Trail surface

51% paved46% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

Hikes near Churchville, Pennsylvania