AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switchback Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Switchback Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Hacklebernie, PA. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 971 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

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

2.9 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 859–972 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. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 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-5-km-783a

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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