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Crow's Nest Preserve

Sankanac Quarry–Former Railroad Bed, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Sankanac Quarry–Former Railroad Bed, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Crow's Nest Preserve near Trythall, PA. The route reaches Sankanac Quarry at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 568 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18521, -75.75867
Nearest town Trythall, PA
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Sankanac Quarry–Former Railroad Bed, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 456–567 ft

Out & Back · Crow's Nest Preserve

Trailhead: 40.18521, -75.75867

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Deep Woods Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mine Run Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miPass Sankanac Quarry.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Former Railroad Bed, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftReach Sankanac Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right onto Mine Run Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Deep Woods Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 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-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

4% gravel2% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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