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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Saddle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Cola Street, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Grandview Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Cola Street, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Station Square stop 247 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Point State Park Fountain & Water Steps via Station Square Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- South Side Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 67 ft
- South Side Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- South Side Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 67 ft
- South Side Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- South Side Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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