Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Paper Mill Woods Trail via Pennypack Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Paper Mill Woods Trail via Pennypack Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust near Southampton, PA. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 302 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Newtown Rail Trail 40.17125, -75.04504
Nearest town Southampton, PA

Directions

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Paper Mill Woods Trail via Pennypack Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 176–303 ft

Out & Back · Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Trailhead: Newtown Rail Trail · 40.17125, -75.04504

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

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Newtown Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Pennypack Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Paper Mill Woods Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miReach Paper Mill Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Pennypack Trail, heading W.
  6. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

72% gravel22% dirt6% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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