AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thunder Swamp Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Thunder Swamp Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Edgemere, PA. It climbs 498 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,270 – 1,470 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

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

11.3 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,270–1,469 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 miSharp right onto Thunder Swamp Trail, heading W.
  4. 3.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 3.6 miSharp left onto Coon Swamp Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  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-18-km

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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