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D&L Trail: Allentown to Bethlehem

4.0 (1 Rating)
Allentown to Bethlehem section of the D&L Trail.
4.1
mi
Distance
ft
Gain
easy
Difficulty
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Access Issues
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Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
4.06mi
Distance
0ft
Elevation Gain
7ft
Elevation Loss
5%
Max Grade
242ft
High Point
230ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
This section of D&L Trail connects Allentown and Bethlehem, the two largest cities along the D&L Trail, but users would never know it. Trips on the canal towpath are tranquil with the Lehigh Canal on one side and the Lehigh River on the other side. The trail follows the towpath and provides a relatively smooth, mostly gravel biking and hiking surface. Ample parking is available at both the Allentown Lehigh Canal Park and Bethlehem Sand Island Trailheads. The Allentown Lehigh Canal Park Trailhead is also a Lehigh River Water Trail access point and the Bethlehem Sand Island Trailhead is near a water trail access point. Please refer to Wildlands Conservancy's Lehigh River Water Trail website for more information on trips along the water trail.

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