Crossroads Marsh–Paper Mill Road Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust near Gloria Dei Towers, PA. The route reaches Crossroads Marsh. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 305 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pennypack Trail 40.12099, -75.07314
Nearest town Gloria Dei Towers, PA
Directions
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Crossroads Marsh–Paper Mill Road Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 107–304 ft
Out & Back · Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
Trailhead: Pennypack Trail · 40.12099, -75.07314
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 511 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pennypack Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Crossroads Marsh.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Paper Mill Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Meadow Crossing, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Lane, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wood's Edge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Crossroads Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Old Lane, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Meadow Crossing, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Paper Mill Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pennypack Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% gravel21% dirt10% grass3% boardwalk3% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 511 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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