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Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Rebers Bridge Connector–Schuylkill River Trail, 4 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Rebers Bridge Connector–Schuylkill River Trail, 4 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area near State Hill, PA. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 328 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.37761, -76.02578
Nearest town State Hill, PA
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Rebers Bridge Connector–Schuylkill River Trail, 4 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 201–329 ft

Out & Back · Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.37761, -76.02578

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Border Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Stilling Basin Connector, heading SE.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right onto Union Canal Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miReach Rebers Bridge Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Union Canal Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 3.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn right onto Lake Border Trail, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rebers-bridge-connector-schuylkill-river-trail-out-back-4-sights-20-km-0036

Trail surface

86% gravel10% paved1% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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