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.
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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
- Start on Newtown Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Pennypack Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Paper Mill Woods Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Paper Mill Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pennypack Trail, heading W.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Newtown Rail Trail Trailhead
- Pennypack Trail 4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Pennypack Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Pennypack Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Pennypack Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Creek Road Trail via Pennypack Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Creek Road Trail & Mitchell Trail via Pennypack Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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