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Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek

Turkey Track Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Turkey Track Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek near El-Do Lake, PA. It climbs 648 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,076 – 1,677 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.94396, -75.57631
Nearest town El-Do Lake, PA
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Turkey Track Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,077–1,677 ft

Out & Back · Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek

Trailhead: 40.94396, -75.57631

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left onto Turkey Track Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Turkey Track Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 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/turkey-track-trail-out-back-13-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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