Turkey Island–Wilson Avenue River Access, 4 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back near South Bethlehem, PA. The route passes Wilson Avenue River Access before reaching Turkey Island at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi194 – 236 ft13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.61591, -75.37644
Nearest town South Bethlehem, PA
Directions
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Turkey Island–Wilson Avenue River Access, 4 sights
13 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 194–236 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.61591, -75.37644
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sand Island Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto D&L Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Geissinger Mill Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto D&L Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miPass Wilson Avenue River Access.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Turkey Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Geissinger Mill Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto D&L Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Sand Island Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, 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
88% gravel10% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- D&L Trail & Sand Island Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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