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Swatara State Park

Swatara Rail Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Swatara Rail Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Murray, PA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 515 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50181, -76.53007
Nearest town Murray, PA
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Swatara Rail Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 453–515 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 miSharp left onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 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/swatara-rail-trail-out-back-7-km-54a7

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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