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Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek

Call Mountain

8 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Call Mountain is an 8-mile out-and-back in Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek near El-Do Lake, PA. The route reaches Call Mountain at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 1,118 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.93542, -75.58136
Nearest town El-Do Lake, PA
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Call Mountain

8 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 1,029–1,524 ft

Out & Back · Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek

Trailhead: 40.93542, -75.58136

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miReach Call Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/call-mountain-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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