AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Upper Switchback

1.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 41 min

Upper Switchback is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Nesquehoning, PA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,060 – 1,171 ft · steepest grade: 18%1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Switchback Trail 40.84381, -75.80579
Nearest town Nesquehoning, PA
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Upper Switchback

1.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 41 min

Elevation 1,061–1,171 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Switchback Trail · 40.84381, -75.80579

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Switchback Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Switchback, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Switchback Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 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/upper-switchback-out-back-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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