MOUNTAIN BIKE MAP & TOUR INDEX
RIDES THAT BEGIN AND END IN JIM
THORPE
1. THE SWITCHBACK TRAIL (11 - 18 MILES) ... Beginner; mostly level with
optional steep rocky descent (1.5 - 3+ hours)
2. THE LEHIGH CANAL (8.5 - 13 MILES) ... Beginner; Mostly level. (1 - 2
hours)
3. FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN (9 MILES) ... Energetic Beginner; one long grade (1 -
2 hours)
4. MOUNT PISGAH (3.5 - 12 MILES) ... Intermediate; Steep rocky climb and
descent. Good hike (1 - 3 hours)
5. MAUCH CHUNK RIDGE (10 MILES) ... Advanced; mostly rolling and hilly
terrain, singletrack descent (2+ hours)
6. TWIN PEAKS ... Advanced; hilly... (2.5 - 4 hours)
7. LEHIGH GORGE #I (0 - 60 MILES) ... Beginner - Advanced; level railroad
grade (0 - 8 hours)
RIDES THAT BEGIN AND END AT
MAUCH CHUNK LAKE PARK
9. THE COAL CRACKER (11.3 MILES) ... Beginner - Intermediate; same as number
1
RIDES ENDING IN JIM THORPE BUT
REQUIRE SHUTTLE OR TWO CARS
10. THE SWITCHBACK TRAIL #II (9 - 18 MILES) ... Beginner; downhill railroad
grade Summit Hill to Jim Thorpe (1 - 2 hour)
11. THE LEHIGH GORGE #II (15.4 - 24.1 MILES) ... Beginner - Intermediate;
Rockport/Whitehaven to Jim Thorpe
12. NB: Trail closed until further notice THE URANIUM ROAD (18.1 MILES) ...
Advanced; Broad Mountain singletrack descends Lehigh Gorge (2 - 4 hours)
RIDES THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE
BROAD MOUNTAIN
13. THE BROAD MOUNTAIN LOOP (12.6 - 15.5 MILES) ... Intermediate; mostly
level and rolling, two longer grades in Jim Thorpe
14. THE DEER PATH (6.5 MILES) ...
Advanced; singletrack, boulder field (1 - 2 hours)
15. PINE TAR TRAIL: 12.9 miles Advanced
Single Track 1.5 - 3 hours
16. AMERICAN STANDARD: 14.7 miles Advanced
Single Track 3+ hours
RIDES THAT ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE
OF JIM THORPE - (WESTERN POCONOS)
17. BUZZARDS' POINT (9 - 25 MILES) ... Energetic Beginner; mostly rolling
and level with one longer grade. (2 - 4 hours)
18. WEISER STATE FOREST (13 MILES) ... Intermediate; steep rocky descent
with one long uphill (1.5 - 3 hours)
19. DRAKE'S CREEK (12.8 MILES) ... Advanced ; steep technical climb after
start (2.5 - 4 hours)
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