Railroad Arch trail–Red Bank trail Loop, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Railroad Arch trail–Red Bank trail Loop, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile loop near Shortys Place, PA. It climbs 755 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,188 – 1,798 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Snow Field Trail 40.04822, -78.15306
Nearest town Shortys Place, PA
Directions
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Railroad Arch trail–Red Bank trail Loop, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 1,188–1,798 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Snow Field Trail · 40.04822, -78.15306
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Snow Field Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Railroad Arch trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Red Bank trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sproat trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Big Fill trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pike 2 Bike, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Snow Field Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
18% paved82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Snow Field Trail Trailhead
- Big Fill trail–Railroad Arch trail, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Sideling Hill Tunnel–Snow Field Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft
- Valley-Hi Eagle Lake & Snow Field Trail via Pike 2 Bike 4.4 mi · ▲ 182 ft
- Red Bank trail–Sproat trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 860 ft
- Tarkiln trail & Woodridge road via Pike 2 Bike 5.3 mi · ▲ 977 ft
- Railroad Arch trail–Red Bank trail Loop, 4 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 707 ft
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