The Mount Pisgah Trail in Jim Thorpe is a steep but easy-to-follow trail leading up Mount Pisgah to a pair of fantastic Carbon County vistas.
Mount Pisgah is a peak in Carbon County that’s situated north-northwest from and looming over the right bank business district in downtown Jim Thorpe.
It’s a 1.4-mile out-and-back trail that’s generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 55 min to complete. Once you reach the summit, you can either bear right to the Lehigh Gorge Overlook, or bear left to the Jim Thorpe Overlook.
The Mount Pisgah Trailhead is located at the far end of the Mount Pisgah parking area at Milepost 407.6. Turn off the Parkway and drive past the Buck Springs Gap Overlook to the end of the road. Nice views are available across rolling mountains from the sidewalk in this parking lot.
It is located along North Avenue in Jim Thorpe at GPS coordinates 40.86733, -75.74552.