Shark Rock & Orange (Alpine Street)
3.6 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Shark Rock & Orange (Alpine Street) is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Emmaus Junction, PA. The route reaches Shark Rock at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 571 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shark Rock & Orange (Alpine Street)
3.6 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 402–938 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
Bikes allowed on the whole route · 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.
- 0.9 miReach Shark Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from South Mountain Gateway Trail Trailhead
- Lavender (Robert Rodale)–Orange (Alpine Street) Loop, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Log Trail (White) & Orange (Alpine Street) 4.5 mi · ▲ 684 ft
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