South Side Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 25 min
South Side Trail is a 4.2-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 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Terminal Street 40.43123, -79.99623
Nearest town Allentown, PA
Directions
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South Side Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 710–764 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Terminal Street · 40.43123, -79.99623
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: First Avenue stop 468 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Terminal Street, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Eliza Furnace Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Terminal Street, heading W.
- 50 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% paved7% gravel19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: First Avenue stop 468 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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