Upper Saucon Township Community Park
Upper Bucks Rail Trail via Saucon Rail Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Upper Bucks Rail Trail via Saucon Rail Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Upper Saucon Township Community Park near Bingen, PA. It climbs 301 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Bucks Rail Trail via Saucon Rail Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Elevation 346–603 ft
Out & Back · Upper Saucon Township Community Park
Trailhead: Reading Drive Trailhead · 40.55823, -75.35662
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Saucon Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Bucks Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 3.6 miReach Upper Bucks Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Saucon Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~183 min). Leave by 4:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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