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Buttermilk and Luke's Falls route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Lehigh Gorge State Park/Pennsylvania

Buttermilk and Luke's Falls

Weatherly, Pennsylvania

1.2 mi

Distance

640 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Buttermilk and Luke's Falls unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:280 ft
Max:329 ft
Gain:195 ft
Loss:195 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 280 ft and 329 ft across 1.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.280 ft296 ft313 ft329 ft0.0 mi0.3 mi0.6 mi0.9 mi1.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi295 ft
High point0.1 mi329 ft
End1.2 mi295 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Weatherly, PA · about 3 mi away
County:
Carbon County, PA
Jurisdiction:
Lehigh Gorge State Park · Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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