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The Peak Woods–Crossroads Marsh Loop, 4 sights is a 1.7-mile loop in Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust near Alnwick, PA. The route passes The Peak Woods and Crossroads Marsh. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 259 ft · steepest grade: 17%1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Raytharn Trail 40.13331, -75.07331
Nearest town Alnwick, PA

Directions

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The Peak Woods–Crossroads Marsh Loop, 4 sights

1.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 37 min

Elevation 126–260 ft

Loop · Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Trailhead: Raytharn Trail · 40.13331, -75.07331

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

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

  1. Start on Creek Road Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass The Peak Woods.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Management Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Paper Mill Road Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftPass Crossroads Marsh.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Creek Road Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rosebush Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Meadow Crossing, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Raytharn Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

41% grass19% paved17% dirt8% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

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

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