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Pennsylvania trails · Lehigh River Water Trail

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.

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Length
81.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,284 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
30%
Steepest mile
+230 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.3 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Managed by
State

Elevation profile

156 – 1,426 ft11121314151617181

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.

Reaches

Getting there

D&L Trail - Delaware Canal Towpath access. 40.68681, -75.20785 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

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.

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