Allentown Hiking Club
4-14-18 9:00 am | Hike
Jim Thorpe History Hike and D&L Lock Walking TourExplore Jim Thorpe and the D&L
This hike is planned in support of the Keystone Trails Association (KTA) Spring Hiking Weekend in Jim Thorpe. https://www.kta-hike.org/spring-hiking-weekend-2018.html
From the hotel, we will walk down Broadway past the Courthouse to Josiah White Park and the Train Station, where we will go inside to look at the display, which features a town time line. We will continue up Race St., passing St. Mark’s Church and the Historic Stone Row. Then we will return to Broadway to view the buildings along this historic street, before climbing Hill St. to South Ave. We will walk to Sam Miler Park Field to see the Pisgah Plane of the Switchback Railroad and then descend to the Asa Packer Mansion and the D & L Trail. We will walk north on the rail trail less than 2 miles, crossing the Lehigh River, and then take a level footpath about ¼ mile to see Lock 2. We will retrace our route back to Jim Thorpe and the hotel.
Please bring 2+ liters of water plus lunch/snacks.