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Hertline Shelter via Appalachian Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Pennsylvania

Hertline Shelter via Appalachian Trail

Pine Grove, Pennsylvania

11.1 mi

Distance

2,113 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 22m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Hertline Shelter via Appalachian Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:378 ft
Max:499 ft
Gain:644 ft
Loss:644 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 378 ft and 499 ft across 11.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.378 ft418 ft459 ft499 ft0.0 mi2.8 mi5.5 mi8.3 mi11.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi446 ft
High point2.5 mi499 ft
End11.1 mi446 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Pine Grove, PA · about 3 mi away
County:
Berks County, PA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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