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Difficulty: Difficult
Pennsylvania

Pennypack Trail

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

16.6 mi

Distance

397 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 44m

Est. Time

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Pennypack 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:2 ft
Max:59 ft
Gain:155 ft
Loss:98 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2 ft and 59 ft across 17.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2 ft21 ft40 ft59 ft0.0 mi4.4 mi8.9 mi13.3 mi17.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3 ft
End17.7 mi59 ft

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Philadelphia, PA · in or next to town
County:
Philadelphia 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: Aug 17, 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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