Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street) Loop, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street) Loop, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile loop in South Mountain Preserve near Emmaus Junction, PA. It climbs 573 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi404 – 945 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South Mountain Gateway Trail 40.54626, -75.48426
Nearest town Emmaus Junction, PA
Directions
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Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street) Loop, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 402–945 ft
Loop · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: South Mountain Gateway Trail · 40.54626, -75.48426
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Blue (Uplands), heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Powerline Top, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Lavender (Robert Rodale), heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red (Trout Run), heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes 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% dirt3% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from South Mountain Gateway Trail Trailhead
- Shark Rock & Orange (Alpine Street) 3.6 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- Log Trail (White) & Orange (Alpine Street) 4.5 mi · ▲ 684 ft
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