Switchback Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Switchback Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,073 – 1,142 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Switchback Trail 40.84202, -75.81035
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
Directions
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Switchback Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,072–1,142 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Switchback Trail · 40.84202, -75.81035
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Switchback Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Upper Switchback, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Switchback Trail Trailhead
- Mauch Chunk Lake via Switchback Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Cabin Ridge Viewpoint–Cabin Ridge, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 454 ft
- Upper Switchback 5.8 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Cabin Ridge–Deadly Deposit Loop, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 764 ft
- Upper Switchback Viewpoint–Pisgah Vista, 3 viewpoints 7.7 mi · ▲ 650 ft
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