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Scouts Trail–Wetlands Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Harrison Hills Park near Garvers Ferry, PA. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,161 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65711, -79.70253
Nearest town Garvers Ferry, PA

Directions

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Scouts Trail–Wetlands Trail, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 51 min

Elevation 1,029–1,162 ft

Out & Back · Harrison Hills Park

Trailhead: 40.65711, -79.70253

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Freeport Rd at Altermoor Dr stop 431 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Scouts Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wetlands Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Woodlands Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Wetlands Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear left onto Wetlands Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Scouts Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

76% dirt21% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Freeport Rd at Altermoor Dr stop 431 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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