Lehigh Gap Nature Center
Park Overview:
Just north of the Appalachian Trail in eastern Pennsylvania lies a side of the Kittatinny Ridge with a well-blazed network of multi-tiered hiking trails in an area under environmental restoration
Park Description:
In 2002 the Lehigh Gap Nature Center purchased over 750 acres on the Kittatinny Ridge to the west of the Lehigh River and in Lehigh Gap of eastern Pennsylvania, just north of the where the Appalachian Trail passes through. Much of the land, degraded by years of industrial pollution from zinc plant emissions of sulfur dioxide, is now undergoing revitalization. Other parts had remained a productive habitat , including ponds, bottomland wetlands, a 2.5 mile riparian zone, forested slopes, cliffs, and savanna at the higher elevations
Trails Overview:
The Center has developed a blazed network of multi-tiered hiking trails -- from river level to mountain ridges – that provides miles of panoramic views into the Lehigh Gap and Pocono region. Individually the 12 trails are short, from one-eighth of a mile to just under three miles. Two long distance trails pass near or through, a 1.50-mile Appalachian Trail segment and a 2.75-mile segment of the Delaware & Lehigh (D&L).
In all, the system offers 13 miles of interconnected and loop trails. The North Trail, which roughly parallels the Appalachian Trail segment to its north, is not included in this official calculation. It adds another two miles roughly.
Use the Web Map link on this site to view a trail map, which includes a written synopsis of each trail.
Click for a detailed description of a hike in the park.
Park Acreage:
750.00 acresMunicipality:
SlatingtonJust north of the Appalachian Trail in eastern Pennsylvania lies a side of the Kittatinny Ridge with a well-blazed network of multi-tiered hiking trails in an area under environmental restoration
In 2002 the Lehigh Gap Nature Center purchased over 750 acres on the Kittatinny Ridge to the west of the Lehigh River and in Lehigh Gap of eastern Pennsylvania, just north of the where the Appalachian Trail passes through. Much of the land, degraded by years of industrial pollution from zinc plant emissions of sulfur dioxide, is now undergoing revitalization. Other parts had remained a...