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Schuylkill River Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Schuylkill River Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Conshohocken, PA. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 89 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.07041, -75.30290
Nearest town Conshohocken, PA
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Schuylkill River Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 45–90 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.07041, -75.30290

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 579 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill River Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cross County Trail, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill River Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Ernest Station Road, heading N.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Schuylkill River Trail, heading N.
  13. 250 ftReach Schuylkill River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ernest Station Road, heading N.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Schuylkill River Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear right onto Cross County Trail, heading SE.
  19. 400 ftContinue straight onto Schuylkill River Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  23. 250 ftArrive 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-river-trail-out-back-9-km-2d3d

Trail surface

87% paved2% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 579 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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