Mountain Bike

5.7 miles

Distance

880 ft

Climb

-883 ft

Descent

1,016 ft

High Point

Nice little ride on South Mountain. Starts at alpine parking heads out to the log trail by way of yellow and uplands. back down to alpine through bug.

Detailed Description

Alpine to Log and Back is a 6 mile popular intermediate route located near Allentown Pennsylvania. This mountain bike only route and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 14 trails. This route climbs 880 ft with a max elevation of 1,016 ft then descends -883 ft.

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3 Reviews & Comments

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BzLk8xYw (Sep 24, 2022 at 11:40)

Nope. Not a good ride. As a 60 yo advanced beginner we wouldn’t recommend this ride. Carried our bikes a lot. We called this our morning Hike and went to Nock’s for 6 miles more to get 10 miles in for the day.I’d recommend S Mtn for hiking

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skiphreaknj

(Aug 4, 2022 at 6:59)

Climbing up was less than fun. Much better to climb blue and come down yellow IMHO.

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pa-yglide (Apr 30, 2020 at 18:59)

Why climb yellow counter clockwise like this? Go straight up blue ride log in the direction suggested. Climb up powerline DESCEND yellow climb up blue to descend blue as shown in suggested route.

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Trails in Route

	Alpine Street (Orange)				335 ft
	Uplands Trail (Blue)				112 ft
	Mountain Top Trail (Yellow)				259 ft
	Rocky Connector				341 ft
	Log Trail (White)				180 ft
	Log Trail (White)				1,263 ft
	Log Trail (White)				1 mile
	Powerline Top				358 ft
	Uplands Trail (Blue)				223 ft
	Trout Run (Red)				965 ft
	Bug Trail (Black)				240 ft
	Bug Trail (Black)				72 ft
	Trout Run (Red)				85 ft
	Alpine Street (Orange)				299 ft

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Riding area

South Mountain
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Out & Back
Bike type

AM
Physical rating

Moderate

More Stats for Alpine to Log and Back mountain bike route

Altitude min

430 ft
Altitude start

433 ft
Altitude end

430 ft
Grade

-0%
Grade max

-43.1%
Grade min

38.3%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Mountain Top Trail (Yellow)	Aug 4, 2022 @ 5:16am Aug 4, 2022
	Alpine Street (Orange)	Aug 4, 2022 @ 5:16am Aug 4, 2022
	Bug Trail (Black)	Aug 4, 2022 @ 5:16am Aug 4, 2022
	Log Trail (White)	Aug 4, 2022 @ 5:16am Aug 4, 2022
	Rocky Connector	Aug 4, 2022 @ 5:16am Aug 4, 2022

Alpine to Log and Back route

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