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Swatara State Park

Swatara Rail Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr

Swatara Rail Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Murray, PA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 515 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

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

5.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr

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. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.7 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-9-km-c0fb

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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