Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Akron, PA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi299 – 417 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16363, -76.20543
Nearest town Akron, PA
Directions
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Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 298–415 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.16363, -76.20543
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Warwick Ephrita Path, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail/ Municipal Campus Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Warwick Ephrita Path, heading E.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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
71% gravel25% paved4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail 2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- B Trail via Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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