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Pennypack Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Pennypack Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Southampton, PA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 240 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Newtown Rail Trail 40.17064, -75.04682
Nearest town Southampton, PA
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Pennypack Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 163–239 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Newtown Rail Trail · 40.17064, -75.04682

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

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

  1. Start on Pennypack Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2 miTurn right onto Paper Mill Woods Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Creek Road Trail, heading S.
  4. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Paper Mill Woods Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Pennypack Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.9 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/pennypack-trail-out-back-7-km-c4e9

Trail surface

96% gravel3% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

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

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