AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switchback Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min

Switchback Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning Junction, PA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 840 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Switchback Trail 40.86465, -75.74810
Nearest town Nesquehoning Junction, PA
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Switchback Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min

Elevation 751–840 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Switchback Trail · 40.86465, -75.74810

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Switchback Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miReach Switchback Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 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/switchback-trail-out-back-02f1

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Nesquehoning Junction, Pennsylvania