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Swatara State Park

PA Equine Council Connector Trail & Sand Siding Trail via Swatara Rail Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 27 min

PA Equine Council Connector Trail & Sand Siding Trail via Swatara Rail Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Murray, PA. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 617 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sand Siding Trail 40.49910, -76.51626
Nearest town Murray, PA
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PA Equine Council Connector Trail & Sand Siding Trail via Swatara Rail Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 446–617 ft

Out & Back · Swatara State Park

Trailhead: Sand Siding Trail · 40.49910, -76.51626

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Sand Siding Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading E.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto PA Equine Council Connector Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miReach Sand Siding Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto Sand Siding Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 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/pa-equine-council-connector-trail-sand-siding-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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