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Crow's Nest Preserve

Sankanac Quarry–Former Railroad Bed, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Sankanac Quarry–Former Railroad Bed, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Crow's Nest Preserve near Trythall, PA. The route reaches Sankanac Quarry. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 568 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18268, -75.75267
Nearest town Trythall, PA
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Sankanac Quarry–Former Railroad Bed, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 412–567 ft

Out & Back · Crow's Nest Preserve

Trailhead: 40.18268, -75.75267

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deep Woods Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mine Run Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miPass Sankanac Quarry.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Former Railroad Bed, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miReach Sankanac Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right onto Mine Run Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Deep Woods Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sankanac-quarry-former-railroad-bed-out-back

Trail surface

23% gravel77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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