Appalachian Viewpoint via Appalachian Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands 217 near Lehigh Gap, PA. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 927 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 1,306 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: D&L Trail 40.76631, -75.60632
Nearest town Lehigh Gap, PA
Directions
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Appalachian Viewpoint via Appalachian Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 927 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 379–1,306 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands 217
Trailhead: D&L Trail · 40.76631, -75.60632
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on D&L Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto D&L Trail, heading E.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% gravel46% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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