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13 D&L Trail

Counties

Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Northampton

Endpoints

Jefferson Ave. between Prospect St. and Canal St. (Bristol) to Lehigh St. at Woodlawn Ave. (Mountain Top)

Note: This developing route is not yet fully contiguous; please refer to the interactive maps on the websites listed on page 59 to bridge the gaps.

Mileage

143.8

Type

Rail-Trail/Canal Towpath

Roughness Index

2

Surface

Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

The D&L Trail runs for more than 140 miles through Eastern Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia’s northern metro area to Mountain Top in the Appalachians. It follows historic canal and railroad routes at the core of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, where natural resources and human ingenuity combined to power the nation’s Industrial Revolution.

The trail follows the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers through Bucks, Northampton, Lehigh, Carbon, and Luzerne Counties. After several gaps are closed, it will be the longest rail-trail in the state at more than 160 miles. This national recreation trail is included in five regional trail system projects: the Circuit Trails, which will connect 800 miles of trail in Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey; THE LINK trail network in the Lehigh Valley, working to connect more than 500 miles of trails; the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trails Forum; the September 11th National Memorial Trail; and the East Coast Greenway, which will run from Maine to Florida.