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.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 604 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51454, -75.38099
Nearest town Coopersburg, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 200 ftSharp right onto Saucon Rail Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Bucks Rail Trail, heading SW.
  5. 3.6 miTurn left onto Veteran's Park, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miReach Upper Bucks Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Upper Bucks Rail Trail, heading NW.
  8. 3.6 miContinue straight onto Saucon Rail Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left onto SRT Spur, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

70% gravel17% paved3% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead