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Swatara State Park

Swatara Rail Trail & Trout Run Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr

Swatara Rail Trail & Trout Run Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Swatara State Park near Green Point, PA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 535 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trout Run Trail 40.48298, -76.54565
Nearest town Green Point, PA
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Swatara Rail Trail & Trout Run Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 431–536 ft

Out & Back · Swatara State Park

Trailhead: Trout Run Trail · 40.48298, -76.54565

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trout Run Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Moonshine Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftReach Trout Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Swatara Rail Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Moonshine Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Trout Run Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 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-trout-run-trail-out-back-10-km-a9b1

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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