Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek
Potawatame Trail & Sawmill Trail
15 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Potawatame Trail & Sawmill Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back in Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek near Christmans, PA. It climbs 1,164 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Potawatame Trail & Sawmill Trail
15 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,175–1,768 ft
Out & Back · Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek
Trailhead: Sawmill Trail · 40.97018, -75.62219
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Potawatame Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miReach Sawmill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sawmill Trail Trailhead
- Sawmill Trail & Whitetail Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Pine Trail & Sawmill Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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- Boundary Line Trail–Engler Run Trail, 6 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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