Appalachian Trail: Lehigh to Little Gaps
To enjoy the stretched-out ridgeline views on this 10-mile out-and-back, you'll first have to navigate an interesting hand-over-foot scramble.
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Mapped by Kris Wagner
Trail Facts
- Distance: 8.1
Waypoints
ATT001
Location: 40.7813110351562, -75.6088333129883
From lot, carefully hike NE on bridge. Look for white-tailed deer hightailing their way though the brush along the easy-flowing Lehigh River. Ahead, cross PA 248 and pick up the Appalachian Trail
ATT002
Location: 40.7822685241699, -75.6039199829102
Hike N; cross gravel lot and stay straight, following white blazes
ATT003
Location: 40.7873764038086, -75.6042404174805
Looking N up the ridge, you’ll see a jumble of rock piles and an interesting scramble ahead (hands required). Look behind you: Sinuous blue line of the Lehigh flows S
ATT004
Location: 40.792781829834, -75.5982971191406
Continue E on AT. Pass a blue-blazed trail, an alternate winter route when the rocky climb behind you is super icy
ATT005
Location: 40.7994842529297, -75.5764999389648
Stay high on ridge
ATT006
Location: 40.8016815185547, -75.5662994384766
Did you notice the lack of trees on this section of Blue Mountain? Decades ago, pollution from a zinc smelting plant killed the vegetation. This Superfund site is slowly regenerating, yet the views are superb
ATT007
Location: 40.8057518005371, -75.5518341064453
Cross under power lines
ATT008
Location: 40.8069877624512, -75.5439529418945
Turn L @ 3-way into mixed hardwoods
ATT009
Location: 40.807731628418, -75.5394821166992
Cross jeep road, wind downhill, pass gate and trailhead register
ATT010
Location: 40.8078498840332, -75.5344009399414
Little Gap and Blue Mountain Drive. Backtrack to car
