Philadelphia: Pinnacle and Pulpit Rocks
This sometimes-steep 6.8-mile loop climbs hillsides carpeted with mountain laurel and hardwoods to two sweeping vistas overlooking the Lehigh and Cumberland Valleys.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 12.1
- Miles from city center: 79
Waypoints
PPR002
Location: 40.5896682739258, -75.9443359375
Turn R onto the Appalachian Trail
PPR003
Location: 40.5893325805664, -75.9433364868164
Cross bridge over Furnace Creek, then bear R
PPR004
Location: 40.5895004272461, -75.9403305053711
Keep R; trail lined with mountain laurel
PPR005
Location: 40.5938339233398, -75.9278335571289
Switchback up to the ridgecrest, staying on the AT
PPR007
Location: 40.6124992370606, -75.9128341674805
The Pinnacle (1,635 ft); sweeping views of the green hills and quiltlike farmlands of the Lehigh Valley; scramble around rocks to find a cave with a short, climbable chimney
PPR008
Location: 40.6071662902832, -75.9396667480469
Head WSW past large helipad used for firefighting operations; turn L onto blue-blazed trail
PPR009
Location: 40.6061668395996, -75.9363327026367
Trail parallels Furnace Creek in damp hemlock forest
PPR011
Location: 40.5914993286133, -75.9428329467774
Stay straight; turn L in .1 mile and return to trailhead
PPR010
Location: 40.5936660766602, -75.9465026855469
Exit woods; stay L along reservoir to wide gravel road
PPR006
Location: 40.5972366333008, -75.9315414428711
Pulpit Rocks (1,582 ft.); great views to ENE
