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Allentown Hiking Club is a Pennsylvania nonprofit with membership in the Keystone Trails Association, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and the Lehigh Gap Nature Center. We maintain 10.3 miles of the Appalachian Trail, including the Allentown Shelter (north of New Tripoli). We offer hikes and other outdoor events, open to the general public and led by experienced club members and other local experts.
06/19/2026
Early rains pushed yesterday’s hike out by two hours, and it turns out that was the right call. We looped around Leaser Lake twice, first clockwise then counterclockwise, and covered 8 miles in total.
Check out our full calendar at:
www.allentownhikingclub.org
06/17/2026
If you’re hiking at the Trexler Game Preserve, keep an eye out for their newest addition to the herd! 🦬 
06/15/2026
What a great opportunity with the Keystone Trails Association!
Join us on June 27 from 9am to noon for a 6-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail. Hear origin stories, explore the trail, and learn how Keystone Trails Association helps keep it alive.
Hosted by AT thru-hiker and KTA committee chair Jim Foster. Spots are limited to 15 participants, so sign up today before it fills up!
Photo from KTA's June 6th America's 250 A.T. Hike!
To register or learn more, click the link in our comments.
06/13/2026
Seventeen hikers enjoyed a loop hike around Tuscarora State Park today under beautiful bluebird skies.
Check out our full schedule at:
https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/
06/03/2026
Yesterday we had a wonderful day and group of hikers who tackled the Wind Gap to Smith Gap AT Hike.
We had climbs, a snake, a shelter, beautiful views and lots of laughs and smiles!
06/03/2026
This annual hike had been canceled the last two years because of rain, but on Sunday night the weather was just perfect! The hike started at Lehigh Gap Nature Center and then we moved along the LNE, Prairie Grass Trail, Charcoal Trail, and finally the Appalachian Trail, with increasingly more beautiful views as the sun set deeper into the sky. Once at the top we waited for the sun to set, and this time we were treated to absolutely stunning views. After dark, we headed down an access road and this is where it got fun. The call of the Whippoorwill was played to instigate actual whippoorwills to call back… and they did! In addition, we were treated to a fiery red moon through the trees and off in the distance. It was a perfect trifecta of a night… a beautiful sunset, a beautiful moonrise, and whippoorwills!
Check out our full calendar at:
www.allentownhikingclub.org
05/13/2026
Several club members spent the day out on the Appalachian Trail checking to make sure it was in good condition and passible. On the white blazed trail there was one small tree that we easily removed, and then we made a stop at the Allentown Shelter and associated privy. While on the blue and yellow spring trails we saw many blow downs, all of them too big for a small hand saw, and so the club will need to revisit at a later date with our sawyer who is specifically trained to handle a chainsaw on the Appalachian Trail. If you’re interested in trail maintenance, check out our club wide event this Saturday. Many hands make light work and we would welcome anyone to get involved.
https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Annual-Maintenance-Hike-Picnic-2242/
05/11/2026
Fun times on the Trexler Border Loop this morning!
05/09/2026
Jeremy will also be patrolling the Allentown Hiking Club’s section of the Appalachian Trail. If you see him out there, be sure to say hello!
Jeremy is the 2026 ridgerunner for our section of the trail. He starts on May 14. Welcome, Jeremy!