Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Community Park
Upper Bucks Rail Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Upper Bucks Rail Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Community Park near Coopersburg, PA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Bucks Rail Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 503–603 ft
Out & Back · Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Community Park
Trailhead: 40.51454, -75.38099
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 SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Saucon Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Bucks Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 3.6 miTurn left onto Veteran's Park, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Upper Bucks Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Upper Bucks Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Saucon Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto SRT Spur, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 3.6 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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