The East Loop is a wide gravel trail that connects the Eastern Trailhead to the BMX Skills Area, and passes near the quarry lake bluffs.

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Surface: Gravel
Length: About 0.45 miles

 

East Loop Photo Tour

This photo tour shows the East Loop in a clockwise direction, starting near the Eastern Trailhead.

Looking south from the Lehigh Portland Trails Eastern Trailhead entrance gate. The East Loop begins to the left.
Looking south from the Lehigh Portland Trails Eastern Trailhead entrance gate. The East Loop begins to the left.
Heading east from the trailhead on the East Loop Trail.
Heading east from the trailhead on the East Loop Trail.
The East Loop passes by the BMX Skills Area, located in a small rock quarry. The quarry provided the rock for many of the stone foundations and stone walls on the property.
The East Loop passes by the BMX Skills Area, located in a small rock quarry. The quarry provided the rock for many of the stone foundations and stone walls on the property.
The East Loop intersects the South Loop singletrack.
The East Loop intersects the South Loop singletrack.
Notice the old stone house foundation to the left of the trail. The stones were quarried from the small quarry that now houses the BMX Skills Area.
Notice the old stone house foundation to the left of the trail. The stones were quarried from the small quarry that now houses the BMX Skills Area.
Swinging west, the lake and the imposing silos of the old Lehigh Portland Cement plant come into view.
Swinging west, the lake and the imposing silos of the old Lehigh Portland Cement plant come into view.
Up ahead, alongside the lake, is a shelter house. The East Loop Trail turns north.
Up ahead, alongside the lake, is a shelter house. The East Loop Trail turns north.
The East Loop Trail ends as it tees into the Backbone Trail.
The East Loop Trail ends as it tees into the Backbone Trail.

 

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