AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

South Side Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

South Side Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Allentown, PA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 764 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.42989, -79.99604
Nearest town Allentown, PA
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South Side Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 710–764 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.42989, -79.99604

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

Transit-accessible: First Avenue stop 617 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eliza Furnace Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/south-side-trail-out-back-7-km-d3ea

Trail surface

73% paved7% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: First Avenue stop 617 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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