Upper Bucks Rail Trail & Veteran's Park

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Upper Bucks Rail Trail & Veteran's Park is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Shelly, PA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi509 – 568 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.47918, -75.37267
Nearest town Shelly, PA

Directions

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Upper Bucks Rail Trail & Veteran's Park

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 508–567 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.47918, -75.37267

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Bucks Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miBear right onto Veteran's Park, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miReach Upper Bucks Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Upper Bucks Rail Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 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 surface

72% gravel20% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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