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Upper Schuylkill Valley Park

Schuylkill East Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Schuylkill East Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Upper Schuylkill Valley Park near Winding River, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 108 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15988, -75.51285
Nearest town Winding River, PA
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Schuylkill East Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 91–109 ft

Out & Back · Upper Schuylkill Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.15988, -75.51285

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill East Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 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/schuylkill-east-trail-out-back-3-km-e256

Trail surface

64% dirt31% grass5% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

Hikes near Winding River, Pennsylvania