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Great Allegheny Passage

10.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Great Allegheny Passage is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Allentown, PA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 758 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Side Trail 40.43124, -79.99368
Nearest town Allentown, PA
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Great Allegheny Passage

10.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 716–757 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: South Side Trail · 40.43124, -79.99368

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

Transit-accessible: Second Avenue at Allegheny County Jail stop 436 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South Side Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 3.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miReach Great Allegheny Passage, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 3.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.7 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/great-allegheny-passage-out-back-17-km-6d79

Trail surface

34% paved5% gravel61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Second Avenue at Allegheny County Jail stop 436 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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