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South Side Trail

4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 21 min

South Side Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Allentown, PA. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 764 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Side Trail 40.43124, -79.99368
Nearest town Allentown, PA
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South Side Trail

4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 710–764 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: South Side Trail · 40.43124, -79.99368

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

Transit-accessible: Second Avenue at Allegheny County Jail stop 436 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South Side Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 500 ftTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eliza Furnace Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.9 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-614b

Trail surface

74% paved8% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Second Avenue at Allegheny County Jail stop 436 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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