Black Rock Park
Schuylkill East Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 52 min
Schuylkill East Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Black Rock Park near Ramsgate-Providence Hunt, PA. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schuylkill East Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 52 min
Elevation 91–311 ft
Out & Back · Black Rock Park
Trailhead: 40.16296, -75.48585
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 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.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 3 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Black Rock 1.9 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Black Rock 1.9 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Black Rock 1.9 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Schuylkill East Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Schuylkill East Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Schuylkill East Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 199 ft
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