AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Perkiomen Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Perkiomen Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Salford, PA. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 495 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bob Boulevard 40.28532, -75.44834
Nearest town Salford, PA
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Perkiomen Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 137–495 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bob Boulevard · 40.28532, -75.44834

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Diagon Alley, heading W.
  2. 400 ftBear right onto Abe Pool Highway, heading NW.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto AZ Bubble Alley, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Perkiomen Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto AZ Bubble Alley, heading N.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Abe Pool Highway, heading SE.
  16. 500 ftBear left onto Diagon Alley, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftArrive 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/perkiomen-trail-out-back-6-km-d13a

Trail surface

40% gravel7% paved4% dirt4% boardwalk45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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