AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

South Side Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 17 min

South Side Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Allentown, PA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 764 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Side Trail 40.43119, -79.99153
Nearest town Allentown, PA
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South Side Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 710–764 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: South Side Trail · 40.43119, -79.99153

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Second Avenue at South 10th Street Bridge stop 383 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South Side Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 500 ftTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NE.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eliza Furnace Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
  23. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/south-side-trail-out-back-6-km-03e2

Trail surface

68% paved13% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Second Avenue at South 10th Street Bridge stop 383 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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