Log Trail (White) & Orange (Alpine Street)
4.5 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Log Trail (White) & Orange (Alpine Street) is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Emmaus Junction, PA. It climbs 684 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi404 – 1,011 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South Mountain Gateway Trail 40.54626, -75.48426
Nearest town Emmaus Junction, PA
Directions
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Log Trail (White) & Orange (Alpine Street)
4.5 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 402–1,010 ft
Out & Back · 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 right onto Powerline Top, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Top Road, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Tree Stand, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Log Trail (White), heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Orange (Alpine Street), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tree Stand, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Top Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Powerline Top, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Blue (Uplands), heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt6% gravel20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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