Grandview Viewpoint & Saddle Trail

1.4 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 42 min

Grandview Viewpoint & Saddle Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back near Allentown, PA. The route reaches Grandview Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 466 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 1,184 ft · steepest grade: 31%1.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43035, -80.00070
Nearest town Allentown, PA

Directions

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Grandview Viewpoint & Saddle Trail

1.4 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 42 min

Elevation 761–1,186 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.43035, -80.00070

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Station Square stop 247 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Saddle Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cola Street, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftReach Grandview Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Cola Street, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Station Square stop 247 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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