Swatara State Park
Sand Siding Trail & State Park Lane Trail via Swatara Rail Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Sand Siding Trail & State Park Lane Trail via Swatara Rail Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Green Point, PA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi446 – 495 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Loop A 40.48616, -76.54326
Nearest town Green Point, PA
Directions
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Sand Siding Trail & State Park Lane Trail via Swatara Rail Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 446–497 ft
Out & Back · Swatara State Park
Trailhead: Loop A · 40.48616, -76.54326
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on State Park Lane Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miSharp right onto Sand Siding Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach State Park Lane Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading W.
- 2 miBear right onto State Park Lane Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Loop A Trailhead
- Moonshine Trail & State Park Lane Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Loop A2 & Loop A 3.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Loop A–Loop B Loop, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 254 ft
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