Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek
Turkey Track Trail via Penn Forest Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Turkey Track Trail via Penn Forest Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek near El-Do Lake, PA. It climbs 669 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Turkey Track Trail via Penn Forest Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,043–1,677 ft
Out & Back · Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek
Trailhead: 40.94230, -75.58445
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Turkey Track Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bear Paw Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Penn Forest Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Turkey Track Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bear Paw Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Turkey Track Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Engler Run Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 811 ft
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