AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switchback Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 44 min

Switchback Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Hacklebernie, PA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 965 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Short Pine 40.85600, -75.76595
Nearest town Hacklebernie, PA
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Switchback Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 44 min

Elevation 859–964 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Short Pine · 40.85600, -75.76595

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

  1. Start on Short Pine, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Anna's Trail, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Switchback Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 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/switchback-trail-out-back-3-km-a951

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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