Appalachian Viewpoint–Charcoal Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile loop in Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge near Weiders Crossing, PA. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint. It climbs 930 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 1,329 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Trail 40.78225, -75.60734
Nearest town Weiders Crossing, PA
Directions
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Appalachian Viewpoint–Charcoal Trail Loop, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 376–1,330 ft
Loop · Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: River Trail · 40.78225, -75.60734
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: 325 PA 145 at PA 248 SB stop 308 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Appalachian Viewpoint.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Charcoal Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Prairie Grass Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto L&NE Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Native Sensory Garden Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto River Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
20% dirt2% gravel78% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 325 PA 145 at PA 248 SB stop 308 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from River Trail Trailhead
- D&L Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 123 ft
- D&L Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- D&L Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 127 ft
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access via D&L Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access via D&L Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Charcoal Trail Loop, 5 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,080 ft
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