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Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Crossroads Marsh–Newtown Rail Trail, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Crossroads Marsh–Newtown Rail Trail, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust near Cornell, PA. The route reaches Crossroads Marsh. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 256 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18000, -75.03236
Nearest town Cornell, PA
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Crossroads Marsh–Newtown Rail Trail, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 128–257 ft

Out & Back · Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Trailhead: 40.18000, -75.03236

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Newtown Rail Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Pennypack Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Paper Mill Woods Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Pennypack Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miPass Crossroads Marsh.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Paper Mill Road Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Meadow Crossing, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Crossroads Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Paper Mill Road Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Pennypack Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right onto Paper Mill Woods Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Pennypack Trail, heading N.
  17. 2.2 miBear left onto Newtown Rail Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/the-peak-woods-crossroads-marsh-out-back-3-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

70% gravel23% paved5% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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