Appalachian Trail: PA 443 to PA 645
Need a quick getaway? This 11-mile hike drops into Swatara Gap, then continues to wooded campsites and overlooks above two lakes.
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Shelter: William Penn Shelter; sleeps 16.
Trail Facts
- Distance: 17.6
Waypoints
WPT012
Location: 40.4802169799805, -76.5326309204102
Old State Rd.
WPT006
Location: 40.4820671081543, -76.528450012207
Gravel Rd
WPT002
Location: 40.4960632324219, -76.4157257080078
Trail to William Penn Shelter
WPT014
Location: 40.4816818237305, -76.5443344116211
Trail to the W
WPT011
Location: 40.4803504943848, -76.5317001342774
Iron bridge
WPT009
Location: 40.5071601867676, -76.3770751953125
PA 645; parking
WPT004
Location: 40.496150970459, -76.4646987915039
Camping; views of Lake Weiss and Lake Stause
WPT013
Location: 40.4957313537598, -76.4141540527344
William Penn Shelter
WPT015
Location: 40.4803352355957, -76.5470352172852
AT continues straight @ jct. with trail to E
WPT009
Location: 40.4786987304688, -76.527717590332
I-81 underpass
WPT016
Location: 40.4819183349609, -76.5507354736328
PA 443; parking
WPT010
Location: 40.4786491394043, -76.5283203125
AT turns W
WPT011
Location: 40.501033782959, -76.4002685546875
State Game Land Boundary
WPT008
Location: 40.4795684814453, -76.5278015136719
Water source
