Newtown Rail Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Newtown Rail Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Woodmont, PA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Newtown Rail Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 176–240 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pennypack Trail · 40.15736, -75.07279
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pennypack Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miReach Newtown Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 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 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pennypack Trail Trailhead
- Pennypack Creek Trail via Pennypack Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Creek Road Trail & Mitchell Trail via Pennypack Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Paper Mill Woods Trail via Pennypack Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Crossroads Marsh–Fox Chase - Lorimer Trail, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 275 ft
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