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Pennsylvania trails · D&H Rail-Trail

D&H Rail-Trail

A 38.6-mile point-to-point in Pennsylvania, with 1,157 ft of climbing. Reaches Bucks Falls and other lake/spring/waterfall destinations. Managed by the state.

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Length
38.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,157 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
15%
Steepest mile
+149 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.2 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Bikes
yes
Horses
yes
Managed by
State

Elevation profile

899 – 2,055 ft15913172125293337

The climbing leans toward the first third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 12.9. It gives back about 968 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of D&H Rail-Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

D&H Rail-Trail access — parking nearby. About 30 min drive (22 mi) from Scranton. 41.59470, -75.48406 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:44 a.m., the sun rises at 7:12 a.m. and sets at 6:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:50 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 38.6-mile route works out to roughly 14 h 53 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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