Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access & Switchback Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access & Switchback Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Jim Thorpe, PA. The route reaches Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 840 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Switchback Trail 40.86852, -75.73985
Nearest town Jim Thorpe, PA
Directions
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Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access & Switchback Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 727–840 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Switchback Trail · 40.86852, -75.73985
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Switchback Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access.
- 1.9 miReach Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Switchback Trail Trailhead
- Galen's Revenge 2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Upper Switchback Viewpoint–Pisgah Vista, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 928 ft
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