Pennsylvania trails · Lehigh River Water Trail
A 81.5-mile point-to-point in Pennsylvania, with 1,284 ft of climbing. Reaches Penn Springs and other lake/pass/spring/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 62% of the ascent, between mile 54.3 and mile 81.4. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
D&L Trail - Delaware Canal Towpath access. 40.68681, -75.20785 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:58 a.m., the sun rises at 6:26 a.m. and sets at 7:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:03 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 81.5-mile route works out to roughly 30 h 49 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.