Lehigh Gap Trail SystemAll trails are open from dawn to dusk. Biking is allowed on the D&L Trail, Bobolink Trail, and LNE Trail west of the Bobolink Trail. Horseback riding is allowed on the same trails, but in Carbon County only. Motorized vehicles, hunting, weapons, and camping are prohibited on the Refuge.

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ore

Lehi

gh G

ap N

atur

e C

ente

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For

mor

e in

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ct u

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Osp

rey

Hou

seL

oop

Res

tora

tion

L

oop

Mou

nta

in

Top

Loo

pTa

ke a

wal

k ar

ound

the

Osp

rey

Hou

se

and

look

for w

ildlif

e in

four

dis

tinct

ha

bita

ts: p

ond,

scru

b, fo

rest

, and

rive

r.

Hik

e th

roug

h th

e Le

high

Gap

and

lear

n ab

out t

he h

isto

ry o

f the

cor

ridor

and

th

e re

stor

atio

n.

Clim

b th

e m

ount

ain

and

enjo

y sc

enic

vi

ews o

f the

Kitt

atin

ny R

idge

.

• 0.

5 m

ile lo

op•

diffi

culty

leve

l: ea

sy•

time:

hal

f hou

r

• 2.

2 m

ile lo

op•

diffi

culty

leve

l: ea

sy/m

oder

ate

• tim

e: 1

to

1.5

hrs

• 4

mile

loop

• di

fficu

lty le

vel:

chal

leng

ing

• tim

e: 2

to

3 hr

s

Circ

les t

he O

spre

y H

ouse

; if s

tarti

ng a

t the

pon

d, h

ead

uphi

ll to

the

Prai

rie W

arbl

er (P

W) T

rail

acro

ss th

e dr

ivew

ay; P

W T

rail

loop

s aro

und

to th

e no

rth si

de o

f th

e O

spre

y H

ouse

; cro

ss th

e dr

ivew

ay a

nd c

ontin

ue

tow

ard

the

river

eith

er a

roun

d th

e dr

ive

or th

roug

h ou

r ha

bita

t gar

den;

hea

d no

rth o

n th

e D

&L

brie

fly to

pic

k up

the

Riv

er T

rail;

trai

l loo

ps b

ack

to th

e po

nd.

Poin

ts o

f int

eres

t: Sc

rub

habi

tat a

long

the

PW T

rail

is id

eal f

or n

estin

g Pr

airie

War

bler

s, Fi

eld

Spar

row

s, an

d In

digo

Bun

tings

in sp

ring

and

sum

mer

. The

Riv

er

Trai

l pas

ses t

hrou

gh th

e rip

aria

n zo

ne, w

hich

serv

es a

s a

buffe

r aga

inst

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

s and

supp

orts

life

in a

nd a

roun

d th

e riv

er. I

n w

arm

er m

onth

s, ke

ep

an e

ye o

ut fo

r bla

ck ra

t sna

kes (

non-

veno

mou

s),

nesti

ng o

riole

s, w

arbl

ers,

vire

os, a

nd ra

re n

ativ

e pl

ants.

Incl

udes

a se

ctio

n of

the

D&

L Tr

ail (

part

of th

e 16

5-m

ile D

elaw

are

& L

ehig

h N

atio

nal H

erita

ge

Corri

dor T

rail

runn

ing

from

Bris

tol t

o W

ilkes

-Bar

re)

and

the

LNE

Trai

l, fo

rmer

railr

oad

path

for t

he

Lehi

gh &

New

Eng

land

line

. Hea

d no

rth fr

om th

e O

spre

y H

ouse

and

hik

e ei

ther

the

D&

L or

LN

E to

the

Bobo

link

Trai

l and

bac

k on

the

oppo

site

trail.

Poin

ts o

f int

eres

t: Re

ad si

gnag

e ab

out l

ocal

hist

ory

alon

g th

e LN

E. T

he g

rass

land

resto

ratio

n ar

ea a

nd th

e sit

e of

the

form

er N

ew Je

rsey

Zin

c Co

mpa

ny W

est

Plan

t can

be

view

ed fr

om n

earb

y th

e in

ters

ectio

n of

the

LNE,

Bob

olin

k, a

nd P

rairi

e G

rass

trai

ls. In

w

arm

er m

onth

s, lo

ok fo

r Tre

e Sw

allo

ws a

nd b

lueb

irds

nesti

ng in

box

es a

long

bot

h tra

ils. A

long

the

D&

L,

keep

an

eye

out f

or a

mph

ibia

ns in

the

sprin

gs a

nd

Com

mon

Mer

gans

ers o

n th

e Le

high

Riv

er.

From

the

Osp

rey

Hou

se, t

ake

the

Prai

rie W

arbl

er

Trai

l to

the

Woo

dpec

ker T

rail

to c

onne

ct w

ith th

e A

ppal

achi

an T

rail

(AT)

. Use

cau

tion

to fo

llow

the

Woo

dpec

ker T

rail

blaz

es th

roug

h ro

cky

grou

nd u

ntil

you

reac

h th

e AT

inte

rsec

tion

(do

not f

ollo

w th

e w

hite

sp

ray

pain

ted

gam

elan

ds tr

ail).

Tur

n rig

ht o

n th

e AT

(uni

form

rect

angu

lar w

hite

bla

zes)

and

righ

t aga

in o

n th

e N

orth

Tra

il (b

lue

blaz

es) t

o su

mm

it th

e 1,

400

ft.

ridge

and

retu

rn to

the

Osp

rey

Hou

se b

y w

ay o

f the

C

harc

oal,

Prai

rie G

rass

, and

LN

E tr

ails.

Poin

ts o

f int

eres

t: Th

e AT

runs

2,2

00 m

iles f

rom

M

aine

to G

eorg

ia, a

ttrac

ting

hike

rs fr

om a

roun

d th

e w

orld

. You

’ll p

ass a

n A

T sh

elter

and

sprin

g al

ong

this

hike

. You

are

wel

com

e to

use

the

sprin

g (fi

ltrat

ion/

treat

men

t rec

omm

ende

d), b

ut th

e sh

elte

r is f

or

thro

ugh-

hike

rs o

nly.

The

vie

w o

f the

eas

t sid

e of

the

ridge

from

the

Nor

th/C

harc

oal i

nter

sect

ion

is su

perb

.

Funded by:H

enry L. Mickley

and Mabel S. Fravel

Charitable Trust

Begin your Lehigh Gap N

ature Center

adventure at the Osprey H

ouse:

8844 Paint Mill R

d. | Slatington, PA

The

mor

e th

an 7

50-a

cre

LGN

C W

ildlif

e R

efug

e ha

s 13

mile

s of

tra

ils w

ith c

onne

ctio

ns t

o th

e A

ppal

achi

an,

D&

L, a

nd L

ehig

h R

iver

Wat

er t

rails

. Her

e ar

e a

few

sug

gest

ed lo

op h

ikes

:

photos courtesy of Nicholas Tonelli

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