Black Rock Park

Schuylkill East Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 58 min

Schuylkill East Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Black Rock Park near Ramsgate-Providence Hunt, PA. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 318 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16416, -75.49043
Nearest town Ramsgate-Providence Hunt, PA

Directions

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Schuylkill East Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 58 min

Elevation 93–318 ft

Out & Back · Black Rock Park

Trailhead: 40.16416, -75.49043

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Rock, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Schuylkill East Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Black Rock, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

31% paved24% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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