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Hazelwood Trail via South Side Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Hazelwood Trail via South Side Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Allentown, PA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 771 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Side Trail 40.43119, -79.99153
Nearest town Allentown, PA
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Hazelwood Trail via South Side Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 710–772 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: South Side Trail · 40.43119, -79.99153

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

Transit-accessible: Second Avenue at South 10th Street Bridge stop 383 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South Side Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 500 ftTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Hazelwood Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miReach Hazelwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading N.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading N.
  28. 100 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  29. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 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/hazelwood-trail-out-back-9-km-2669

Trail surface

73% paved14% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Second Avenue at South 10th Street Bridge stop 383 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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