Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Community Park

Upper Bucks Rail Trail & Veteran's Park

11.8 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Upper Bucks Rail Trail & Veteran's Park is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Community Park near Center Valley, PA. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 604 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53427, -75.39006
Nearest town Center Valley, PA

Directions

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Upper Bucks Rail Trail & Veteran's Park

11.8 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 432–603 ft

Out & Back · Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Community Park

Trailhead: 40.53427, -75.39006

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. 350 ftTurn right onto Saucon Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Bucks Rail Trail, heading SW.
  4. 3.6 miBear right onto Veteran's Park, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Upper Bucks Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Upper Bucks Rail Trail, heading W.
  7. 3.6 miContinue straight onto Saucon Rail Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

78% gravel14% paved2% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 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