Moderate, 9.5 mi loop
1,309 ft elevation gain
Hiked 8/26/25 (did this the day before yesterday’s post, not after)
Sharing the trail with a section of the Appalachian Trail (as well as bikers), this hike has a moderate hill climb before leveling off for the middle 2/3ds and then descending again. Views east along the cliff faces into the mixed farm and forest below, as well as a boulder field in the upper area.
Looking out from the cliff at The Pinnacle, vultures fly over the farmland under partial clouds.
A small observatory, part of the Lehigh Valley amateur astronomical society, which have an easement you’ll hike through near pulpit rock.
A Black Vulture sits on a rock along the cliff edge at the Pinnacle.
I used to live near there! That merge onto 78 eastbound in Hamburg is a death trap.
If its that short merge that you’re talking about, yeah it is. Surprised the hell out of me. Glad the truck saw me and got over in time because I had no clue it was so short.
That’s the one!!! Every morning for a few years I white knuckled that one!