Swatara State Park

Sand Siding Trail & Trout Run Trail via Swatara Rail Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Sand Siding Trail & Trout Run Trail via Swatara Rail Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Green Point, PA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 535 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trout Run Trail 40.48298, -76.54565
Nearest town Green Point, PA

Directions

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Sand Siding Trail & Trout Run Trail via Swatara Rail Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 444–536 ft

Out & Back · Swatara State Park

Trailhead: Trout Run Trail · 40.48298, -76.54565

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trout Run Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Moonshine Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.1 miSharp right onto Sand Siding Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Trout Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading W.
  7. 2.1 miTurn right onto Moonshine Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Trout Run Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 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

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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