Upper Schuylkill Valley Park
Schuylkill East Trail
2 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 45 min
Schuylkill East Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Upper Schuylkill Valley Park near Ramsgate-Providence Hunt, PA. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schuylkill East Trail
2 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 45 min
Elevation 91–302 ft
Out & Back · Upper Schuylkill Valley Park
Trailhead: 40.15812, -75.48985
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black Rock, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Schuylkill East Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Rock, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Schuylkill East Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Black Rock 2.1 mi · ▲ 207 ft
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