Perkiomen Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Perkiomen Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Spring Mount, PA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 213 ft8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.27418, -75.45466
Nearest town Spring Mount, PA
Directions
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Perkiomen Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 137–214 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.27418, -75.45466
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Perkiomen Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 4.1 miReach Perkiomen Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% gravel23% paved2% boardwalk5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Area 51 via Perkiomen Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 441 ft
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