AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pennypack Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Pennypack Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Southampton, PA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 240 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

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

4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 176–240 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Newtown Rail Trail · 40.17125, -75.04504

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

Dogs allowed on leash · 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pennypack-trail-out-back-7-km-ee8a

Trail surface

99% gravel1% unspecified

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

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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