South Park Loop Trail via Pennypack Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lorimer Park near Bethayres, PA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi95 – 171 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11110, -75.07258
Nearest town Bethayres, PA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
South Park Loop Trail via Pennypack Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 95–170 ft
Out & Back · Lorimer Park
Trailhead: 40.11110, -75.07258
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Bethayres stop 690 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pennypack Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Park Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lorimer Hill, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto South Park Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach South Park Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lorimer Hill, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Park Loop Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pennypack Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% gravel1% paved22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Bethayres stop 690 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pennypack Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- The Peak Woods–Crossroads Marsh, 3 groves 4.6 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Crossroads Marsh–Paper Mill Road Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Bethayres, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Bethayres, Pennsylvania