AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thunder Swamp Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Thunder Swamp Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Edgemere, PA. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,257 – 1,470 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26157, -75.00701
Nearest town Edgemere, PA
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Thunder Swamp Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,258–1,469 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.26157, -75.00701

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miSharp left onto Coon Swamp Road, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear right onto Coon Swamp Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 1.4 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/thunder-swamp-trail-out-back-11-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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