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Swatara State Park

Sand Siding Trail via Swatara Rail Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Sand Siding Trail via Swatara Rail Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Murray, PA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 515 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50181, -76.53007
Nearest town Murray, PA
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Sand Siding Trail via Swatara Rail Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 446–515 ft

Out & Back · Swatara State Park

Trailhead: 40.50181, -76.53007

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right onto Sand Siding Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miReach Sand Siding Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 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/sand-siding-trail-out-back-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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