D&L Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge near Lehigh Gap, PA. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 525 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: D&L Trail 40.76631, -75.60632
Nearest town Lehigh Gap, PA
Directions
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D&L Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 376–526 ft
Out & Back · Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge
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 right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Native Sensory Garden Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto L&NE Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Native Sensory Garden Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto River Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto D&L Trail, heading SE.
- 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
48% gravel15% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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