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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
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ap N
atur
e C
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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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