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Thomas Darling Preserve

Shrub Swamp Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Shrub Swamp Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Thomas Darling Preserve near Blakeslee, PA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,634 – 1,686 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shrub Swamp Trail 41.11464, -75.59873
Nearest town Blakeslee, PA
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Shrub Swamp Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,635–1,688 ft

Out & Back · Thomas Darling Preserve

Trailhead: Shrub Swamp Trail · 41.11464, -75.59873

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shrub Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.8 miReach Shrub Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 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/shrub-swamp-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Blakeslee, Pennsylvania