Allentown Hiking Club
7-30-11 9:00 am | Other
D&L Biking - Northampton to Bowanstown
Comfortable bike ride (9-11 mph) on the D&L Trail from the Cementon access to Bowanstown with a stop for lunch on the return in Slatington. The ride is around 32 miles.
Cyclists must have a helmut and plenty of hydration. Any bikes is ok as long as it has tires for relatively easy crushed gravel trails. Hybrids or mountain are best but not abolutely required. The ride will start in Northampton at 9:00 a.m. at the main parking lot for the Northampton Park (1/2 block South of 329 in Northampton near the Northampton-Cementon Bridge). The ride will proceed North on the D&L Trail to Laureys Station, Slatington, Lehigh Nature Center and end in Bowanstown. On the return from Bowanstown we will stop for lunch at a pizza place in Slatington. Riders will experience several new sections of the D&L Trail just completed this year. Limited number of riders will be accepted.
Details
Hike / bike / on-water distance: 32 miles
Meeting place: The main parking lot for the Northampton Park (1/2 block South of 329 in Northampton near the Northampton-Cementon Bridge). Contact Leader at lschaedel@verizon.net or cell phone at 610-737-2560 to register yourself for the ride.
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