Swatara State Park

Swatara Rail Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Swatara Rail Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Murray, PA. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 515 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50181, -76.53007
Nearest town Murray, PA

Directions

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Swatara Rail Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 428–515 ft

Out & Back · Swatara State Park

Trailhead: 40.50181, -76.53007

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading SW.
  6. 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 surface

2% boardwalk98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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