Hiking
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Allentown Bureau of Recreation
The City of Allentown offers recreational activities for people of all ages.
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The Appalachian Trail is a continuous marked footpath that goes from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, a distance of about 2,160 miles.
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Located in Carbon County, the 2,972-acre Beltzville State Park is developed around the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control project, Beltzville Dam. The park is along the Pohopoco Creek with recreation areas around the lake.
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Bethlehem Department of Recreation
The City of Bethlehem offers recreational activities for people of all ages.
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The park got its name from Bauer Rock, a mass of dark-colored gneiss that rises about 40-feet above the surrounding mountain crest. The trees near the rock have grown so tall that the view is good only when the trees are bare.
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This grand observation tower offers an expansive view of the Delaware River area. As the seasons change, so do the colors and visual experiences at the Tower, making returns trips enjoyable for visitors each year.
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Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
The 134-acre Preserve features nearly 1,000 species of native plants in a naturalistic setting, ready for you to discover. Enjoy picturesque woodlands, meadows, a pond and Pidcock Creek set amidst a changing collection of wildflowers, birds and wildlife.
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Carbon County Environmental Education Center
The center promotes awareness and understanding of our environment through education. By providing a variety of environmentally related services, and in stressing human environmental impacts, CCEEC encourages responsibility for, and appreciation of all natural resources.
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Park located in South Whitehall Township; location of Haines Mill Museum.
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Cedar Creek Parkway West offers a variety of recreation opportunities.
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A 108 acres family-oriented park providing for a multitude of active and passive recreational opportunities.
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Core Creek Park consists of 1200 acres of public land, including Lake Luxembourg. Hiking trails afford solitude with lakeside and streamside views.
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of historic canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. It is one trail that travels through three distinct areas but ties the region together with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
New Hope, PA
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. It's an amazing journey for outdoor enthusiasts, families, history buffs and art lovers with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
Bethlehem, PA
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of historic canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. This path exposes walkers, hikers, bicyclists and others to some of Pennsylvania's finest wild lands, wildflowers and wildlife. It is one trail that travels through three distinct areas but ties the region together. It's an amazing journey for outdoor enthusiasts, families, history buffs and art lovers with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
White Haven, PA
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Delaware Canal State Park Trailhead
The access point is on river left and lies just upstream from the Easton Dam at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers within Easton's Scott Park.
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The 60-mile towpath of the Delaware Canal is a stroll into American History.
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These islands are perfect for exploring or stopping at while paddling the Delaware. They are maintained in a natural condition by allowing physical and biological processes to operate.
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Easton Department of Recreation
The city of Easton offers recreational activities for people of all ages.
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Picnicking, biking and hiking are available in this park that wraps around the historic sites of the Mercer Home, Fonthill and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works.
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Francis E. Walter Dam is an 1,800-acre area with a small 80-acre reservoir that controls the flow of the Lehigh River. While there are no formal recreation facilities, picnicking, hiking and fishing are available, as is hunting, in season, on adjacent Pennsylvania Game Commission lands.
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Consists of 1,035 acres in Northeastern Pennsylvania with a lake that forms a horseshoe covering 165 acres.
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Friends of the Delaware Canal - Locktender’s House
Restored 19th-century Locktender's House on the Delaware Canal.
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During the turn of the century, Mauch Chunk and Glen Onoko Falls were a tourist mecca second only to Niagara Falls. More than100 years ago, vacationers would visit the Hotel Wahnetah, an impressive Victorian structure built seven stories high with seven stories of terraced gardens along the side of the mountain.
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Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails
Trail users will experience many types of wildlife along the trails, as well as spectacular scenery, unique environmental areas, rare vegetation, scars of past mining and active on-going strip mining.
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Located along the Appalachian Flyway in east-central Pennsylvania, scenic Hawk Mountain Sanctuary offers visitors an outstanding, year-round nature experience with its mountaintop vistas, 8 miles of hiking trails, and the thrilling migration of nearly 20,000 hawks, eagles and falcons each autumn.
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Community park with a lake, picnic facilities and nature trails.
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With 16,000 acres, this large park has more than 40 miles of hiking trails, three state park natural areas and miles of trout streams. The Boulder Field, a striking boulder-strewn area, is a National Natural Landmark.
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Tour the new Emerick Technology Center, see a restored Locktender's house or ride a canal boat at Hugh Moore Park.
Easton, PA 18042
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This 9.2-mile loop and extension passes through Whitehall, Coplay, and North Whitehall. It will eventually be a part of the Delaware and Lehigh Corridor Trail.
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Jacobsburg was dedicated as an environmental education center in October of 1985, and is one of four environmental education centers operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks.
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Leaser Lake was built by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission for water-oriented recreation, and opened for public use in 1971.
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The eight-foot-wide asphalt trail starts near the Easton Area High School and traverses a variety of landscapes including forests, farmland, residential neighborhoods, and the banks of the Lehigh River.
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Lehigh County Parks & Recreation Department
The Bureau of Parks & Recreation is responsible for the development and management of approximately 2,500 acres of County Park land and open space.
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Formerly known as the Wildlife Information Center, this Nature Center is located at the Lehigh Gap, at the foot of the Kittatinny Ridge. Our mission is to preserve wildlife and habitat through conservation, education, and research for the benefit of the earth and all its inhabitants.
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The spectacular gorge that lends its name to this State Park slices through the Pocono Plateau for nearly 35 miles, creating a dramatic landscape of steep, hemlock- and rhododendron-covered slopes, rocky escarpments, and side streams that surge into waterfalls.
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Lock Ridge Park and Furnace Museum
This wooded park includes the old Lock Ridge Iron Works complex and surrounding land perfect for picnics and outings.
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Mauch Chunk Lake Park is a great place to visit. Not only is it an excellent camping spot but it is also close to some of the best mountain biking trails in the state. Mauch Chunk Lake Park is a county park and operated by the county's Parks and Recreation Department.
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Moon Lake Park is owned and operated by Luzerne County and is the only facility of its type. Park development was started by the county in 1968.
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A number of community events will be held throughout the Corridor to celebrate National Trails Day on June 6, 2009. See the schedules for events in Bethlehem, Easton, Bucks County and Hazleton.
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Nescopeck State Park is one of Pennsylvania's newest State Parks and includes an environmental education center and offers hiking, cross-country skiing and fishing.
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Neshaminy State Park is along the Delaware River in lower Bucks County and takes its name from Neshaminy Creek, which joins the Delaware at this point.
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Topography, geology and scenic beauty combine to create the unique character of the Nockamixon Cliffs natural area. These sheer cliffs tower 300 feet above the Delaware River and dominate the landscape.
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The 5,283-acre Nockamixon State Park surrounds the 1,450-acre Lake Nockamixon. The park's forests and fields are a large green space in this rapidly developing area.
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Northampton County Recreational Trail
The Parks Division provides for the maintenance, improvement and development of the County's 1,300-acre park system, as well as grounds maintenance at Gracedale, Governor Wolf Building and the Government Center.
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The solar-heated Nature Center offers a gift shop and access to miles of hiking trails.
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Plainfield Township Recreational Trail
A 70-foot drop into the Bushkill Creek is one of the many attractions that Plainfield Township Trail offers.
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The 72-acre Pool Wildlife Sanctuary is located along the banks of the Little Lehigh Creek in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. It serves as headquarters to Wildlands Conservancy.
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Tohickon Creek flows through the 45-acre Ralph Stover State Park, making a scenic picnic area. The nearby High Rocks section of the park is a lovely overlook of the Tohickon Creek.
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At Ricketts Glen you can take the Falls Trail and explore the Glens, which boasts a series of wild, free-flowing waterfalls, each cascading through rock-strewn clefts in this ancient hillside.
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This section of the trail is planned and is currently being developed for public access. The area is located in the secluded, wooded mountains just east of the city of Wilkes Barre.
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Visiting Silver Lake Nature Center, a 253-acre "natural treasure" in the heart of the southern portion of Bucks County, is an experience to be savored, not rushed. It's a place where lush foliage, accessible wetlands and rich woodlands abound. Where people of all ages can explore and enjoy a special part of our world.
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This is a fine recreation trail, linking Jim Thorpe and Summit Hill to the overlook on Mount Pisgah. Some incredible views of the Lehigh Gorge and Jim Thorpe are from Mount Pisgah.
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Built in the early 1800s, this monumental system of gently sloping pathways was designed to haul coal from the massive anthracite mine on Summit Hill down to the Lehigh Canal.
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The Jim Thorpe eXperience (JTX)
Guided Historic Adventure Tours - hike, bike, kayak or walk through historic Jim Thorpe and its beautiful surroundings, while enjoying historic and ecological discussion with local guides.
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The Tubs Nature Area is a 500-acre site located in Plains Township. The main feature of the area is a stream called Wheelbarrow Run that flows through a ravine where a series of large potholes or "tubs" are gouged out of the underlying bedrock.
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Although the park does have picnicking, hiking, camping and a swimming pool, the main attraction is the Tohickon Creek.
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Troxell-Steckel House and Farm Museum
Experience 100 years of Pennsylvania German history at this 1756 farmstead.
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Tyler State Park consists of park roads, trails and facilities which are carefully nestled within the original farm and woodland setting. Neshaminy Creek meanders through the park, dividing the land into several interesting sections.
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Walnutport Canal & Locktenders House
Restored 1829 Locktender's House. Canal locks, towpath, picnic areas and a watered canal.
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Walnutport Section Northern Terminus
This is the northern terminus of the Walnutport section of the D&L Trail.
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Weissport Trail Section Terminus
The Weissport section of the D&L Trail terminates just south of Jim Thorpe's waste water treatment plant.
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White Haven Trailhead (Black Diamond)
Named for Josiah White, co-founder of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., White Haven stands as the northern-most gateway to Lehigh Gorge State Park.
