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Turkey Island–Wilson Avenue River Access, 4 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Mount Hope, PA. The route passes Turkey Island, Wilson Avenue River Access and Wilson Avenue River Access. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 236 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: D&L Trail 40.64486, -75.27195
Nearest town Mount Hope, PA

Directions

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Turkey Island–Wilson Avenue River Access, 4 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 194–236 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: D&L Trail · 40.64486, -75.27195

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on D&L Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Turkey Island.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miPass Wilson Avenue River Access.
  5. 0.2 miPass Wilson Avenue River Access.
  6. 1.2 miBear left onto Geissinger Mill Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto D&L Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 2.4 miTurn left onto Sand Island Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lehigh Canal Towpath Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftReach Turkey Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftSharp left onto Sand Island Trail, heading W.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto D&L Trail, heading E.
  16. 2.4 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Geissinger Mill Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto D&L Trail, heading N.
  20. 2.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

87% gravel10% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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