Hiking trails near Allentown, Pennsylvania

150 official trails lie within 25 miles of Allentown — 1,118 miles in total, 103 rated easy and 18 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 1,284 ft; the median trail gains 112 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Trexler Nature Preserve Trails	24.5	356 ft	Expert	30 min · 15 mi
Walking Purchase Park Trails	10.0	404 ft	Expert	12 min · 5 mi
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center Trails	19.5	197 ft	Expert	37 min · 19 mi
Nockamixon State Park Trails	14.9	144 ft	Expert	42 min · 19 mi
South Mountain Preserve Trails	6.3	605 ft	Hard	10 min · 4 mi
Switchback Railroad Trail	8.6	484 ft	Hard	49 min · 30 mi
Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary Trails	4.2	357 ft	Hard	39 min · 20 mi
D&L Trail	65.8	1,242 ft	Moderate	17 min · 8 mi
Perkiomen Trail	21.5	197 ft	Moderate	48 min · 24 mi
Ridge Drop	2.6	792 ft	Moderate	54 min · 31 mi
Lower Mount Bethel Township / PPL Tekening Trail System	7.0	100 ft	Moderate	45 min · 27 mi
Ridge Nature Trail	3.2	203 ft	Moderate	42 min · 29 mi
Plainfield Township Trail	6.9	370 ft	Moderate	32 min · 20 mi
Blue Trail (Green Lane Park)	4.8	168 ft	Moderate	46 min · 22 mi
Pinnacle Trail (Yellow Trail)	1.5	989 ft	Moderate	42 min · 26 mi
D&L Trail - Lehigh Canal South	16.1	140 ft	Moderate	39 min · 23 mi
Lehigh Parkway Trail	7.3	107 ft	Moderate	11 min · 4 mi
Beltzville State Park Trails	4.7	126 ft	Moderate	55 min · 31 mi
Luby Loops	4.5	72 ft	Moderate	12 min · 5 mi
Ironton Rail-Trail	9.2	104 ft	Moderate	18 min · 9 mi
Saucon Rail Trail	6.9	262 ft	Moderate	16 min · 9 mi
Furnace Creek Trail	1.6	544 ft	Easy	45 min · 29 mi
Peace Valley Park Trails	7.2	114 ft	Moderate	52 min · 27 mi
Towpath Bike Trail	6.1	186 ft	Easy	27 min · 16 mi

Quick picks near Allentown

Easy and short: Furnace Creek Trail — 1.6 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Biggest climb: D&L Trail — 1,242 ft over 65.8 mi, 6 mi from town
Longest: D&L Trail — 65.8 mi, 6 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Trexler Nature Preserve Trails to Mill Hill; Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary Trails to Bougher Hill; Bear Mountain Overlook to Bear Mountain; Orange Trail (Lehigh Mountain Park) to Lehigh Mountain

Lakes: D&L Trail to Parryville Lake; Blue Trail (Green Lane Park) to Green Lane Reservoir; D&L Trail - Lehigh Canal South to Spring Pond; Ironton Rail-Trail to Grouse Hall Pond

Viewpoints: Switchback Railroad Trail to Pisgah Vista; D&L Trail to Buttermilk Falls; Lower Mount Bethel Township / PPL Tekening Trail System to Foul Rift Observation Deck; Ironton Rail-Trail to Coplay Creek Overlook

Mountain passes: D&L Trail to Lehigh Gap; D&L Trail - Lehigh Canal South to Lehigh Gap

Rock formations: D&L Trail to Devils Pulpit; D&L Trail - Lehigh Canal South to Devils Pulpit

Springs: Switchback Railroad Trail to Indian Spring; D&L Trail to Penn Springs; Lehigh Parkway Trail to Lehigh Park Spring; Trexler Memorial Park Trails to Trexler Spring

Trail guides near Allentown

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Trails — 6.6 mi, 797 ft climb · 27 mi away
French Creek State Park Trails — 22.8 mi, 547 ft climb · 30 mi away
Appalachian Trail — 235.1 mi, 1,784 ft climb · 31 mi away
Horse-Shoe Trail — 138.6 mi, 1,329 ft climb · 34 mi away
Blue Marsh Lake Trails — 29.5 mi, 318 ft climb · 34 mi away

Nearby towns: Doylestown (27 mi) · Reading (29 mi) · Phoenixville (32 mi) · East Stroudsburg (33 mi)

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