Swatara State Park
PA Equine Council Connector Trail & Swatara Rail Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 4 hr 11 min
PA Equine Council Connector Trail & Swatara Rail Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Twin Grove Park, PA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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PA Equine Council Connector Trail & Swatara Rail Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 431–617 ft
Out & Back · Swatara State Park
Trailhead: PA Equine Council Connector Trail · 40.51794, -76.50571
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 66° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on PA Equine Council Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach PA Equine Council Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto PA Equine Council Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from PA Equine Council Connector Trail Trailhead
- PA Equine Council Connector Trail via Swatara Rail Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Loop B–Loop C, 4 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Loop A2–Loop A, 4 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Moonshine Trail & PA Equine Council Connector Trail via Swatara Rail Trail 15 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
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