Switchback Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 48 min
Switchback Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Hacklebernie, PA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi886 – 971 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Short Pine 40.85390, -75.76978
Nearest town Hacklebernie, PA
Directions
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Switchback Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 48 min
Elevation 887–972 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Short Pine · 40.85390, -75.76978
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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
More from Short Pine Trailhead
- Switchback Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Switchback Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Bob's Option via Switchback Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 510 ft
- Board Bottom & Orchard Trail via Switchback Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Mauch Chunk Lake–Board Bottom, 6 sights 9 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Upper Switchback Viewpoint–Mauch Chunk Lake, 5 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,337 ft
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