Bridge Trail via Lykens Valley Rail Trail
3 mi · ▲ 935 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Bridge Trail via Lykens Valley Rail Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Lenkerville, PA. It climbs 935 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi400 – 1,158 ft · steepest grade: 42%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Berry's Mountain Trail 40.52628, -76.94646
Nearest town Lenkerville, PA
Directions
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Bridge Trail via Lykens Valley Rail Trail
3 mi · ▲ 935 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 401–1,159 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Berry's Mountain Trail · 40.52628, -76.94646
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start on Berry's Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lykens Valley Rail Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bridge Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Bridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Lykens Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Berry's Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 7:35 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 10 min before dark.
More from Berry's Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Lykens Valley Rail Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 879 ft
- Berry's Mountain Sunset Point–Berry's Mountain Trail, 5 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 968 ft
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