Anthracite Region
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D&L Trail іљђȱ юџјђџȱ џюіљѕђюёȱѐѐђѠѠȱ юћёȱ юћёњюџјȱ ќѤћѠ Trail Map & Guide 152 140 130 121 108 Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Seven Tubs Black Diamond¦¨§81 White Haven Rockport Glen Onoko Barrys LN 29 W White Haven Lehigh Gorge State Park UV Trail os i T H &L (Prop ed) lk (! D e Library 2 miles to Seven Tubs (!T H s B Lehigh Gorge State Park runs south along the river from White Wilkes-Barre Nature Area a 81 Laurel Run Buffalo ST r ¦¨§ re 10 miles to S T H Haven to Jim Thorpe. This 26-mile stretch of near-wilderness is Anthracite 309 Laurel ST T (! k UV Hemlock ST Black Diamond e Berwick ST 437 home to breathtaking mountain and river views as the Lehigh e r C n il 115 Oak ST Lehigh Gorge River carves its way southward. Along the shore, cyclists, o a L Tr UV m Oliver Mills D& rafters, hikers, cross-country skiers, and even snowmobilers o State Park l 940 Region State Game S o ) 940 can admire the remains of the railroad and canal locks. Both osed White Haven rop l (P Wilkes-Barre to Mountain Top Ma Jim Thorpe and White Haven are home to professional ai ple Vine ST D&L Tr ST State Game Alleghen ęĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ Lands 207 The Northern Terminus of the D&L Trail lands y S r T l e State i ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ ȱĴȱ a v v i in the Lheartands 2of92 Wilkes-Barre, on theGa me r A R service. Erie ST T Lands 91 L Susquehanna River. This industrial city was T Chemung ST L ST S East Side Ash ST e a t a & Visit the southern access point of Lehigh Gorge State Park to oster k built by the coal and iron of the Northeastern u e F D o e and r h R see an abandoned railroad tunnel where coal-carrying cars Pennsylvania rail-and-canal system, still visible Elmir C g ow i e d T ik R e Le h B once passed through the mountain. This access point also n in the many architectural and industrial high S i 80 e y P T r e elements of the past. L n marks the trailhead for beautiful Glen Onoko Falls. n a Bear Creek T Residents of the Wilkes-Barre area soon will 13 miles to UV115Township 940 D p Rockport (!T H have access to the D&LRe Trailcrea tfromio n athel S iLaurelte own Loo D Pinchot State Forest &L Run Trailhead and be able to ride through Tra Lehigh Gorge Glen Onoko Falls il 9 miles to Seven Tubs Nature Area into Oliver Mills. Just (!T H Up State Park Rockport Loo three miles from the Laurel Run Trailhead is the 80 p UV309 600-acre Seven Tubs Nature Area. The highlight State Game (!T H Town of White Haven Lands 141 of this preserve is Wheelbarrow Run, a small n Please use extreme Mountain u White Haven served as the junction of the Lehigh & stream that cascades throughR ponds and caution when hiking Creek a d Susquehanna Railroad and the Upper Grand section of the Top C r y s t a l waterfallsed as it follows theu footsteps of glacial the Glen Onoko Falls ec n en M Ru Lehigh Canal, where coal and iron transferred for shipment Trail. The path is e B L a k e G l melt-water. This is just one of thei many features Abandoned Train Tunnel ow dangerous and m south to Mauch Chunk and beyond. This small town is the C n reek the last ice age marked in thisT earea. unmaintained. It is Lehigh UV437 northern gateway to Lehigh Gorge State Park and the entry advised to use the Gorge point for thousands of cyclists using the D&L Trail and Northeastern Path ) 476 State Park ¦¨§ k d e to descend back e e paddlersr entering the Lehigh River. The town is located just s C toward the parking o ěȱr ȱ ŞŖǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ D a p area. e & o B r Nescopeck State Park, and the Lehigh River’s Francis E. Walter L P T ( Dam. ra l Bear Creek i i l a L r VillagVisite the White Haven Community Library, located in the e T h i L State Lehigh g restored Lehigh Valley Railroad Engine Repair Shop for more h R & Game Gorge i v D 10 Miles to information on the town’s history. Also nearby is the 29-ton e r 437 White Haven State Park UV Lands 119 ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱŘŞȱȱŘşǰȱȱ 2 miles to Jim (!T H k e of the Upper Grand section of the Canal. Thorpe e D n r u C R k & t g Cree h in y on L t h іљђȱ юџјђџȱg џюіљѕђюёȱѐѐђѠѠȱ юћёȱ юћёњюџјȱ ќѤћѠ e e i r esqu n N Welcome to the 165-mile T o W ra C il 106 102 101 98 94 D&L Trail! Jim Thorpe Weissport Lehighton East Penn Lehigh Gap Nature Center Use this guide to explore the 71-mile Anthracite Region of the So t uth 4 miles to Jim Weissport to Lehigh Gap A d S D&L Trail as it travels from the City of Wilkes-Barre through H V r i il Thorpe l hi l Historic a South of Jim Thorpe the D&L Trail parallels one of the most r T the Pocono Mountains to Jim Thorpe and Lehigh Gap. The R T 209 T H D 2 miles to Nor (! Jim Thorpe ad th St intact segments of the Lehigh Canal on its way to Weissport. D&L Trail is a multi-use path that follows the routes of three o ilr Glen Onoko Ra ȱȱĚ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ historic transportation systems: the Lehigh Navigation Canal, Mauch Chunk ack Canal St Switchb l ȱ ȱ ęǰȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ Opera House il the Delaware Canal, and the Lehigh Valley Railroad. H 209 So boarding. Visit Weissport’s Lehigh Canal Park to gain access r ut r e h St Asa Packer k u Stretching 165 miles through eastern Pennsylvania from c L to this section of trail. Just across the Lehigh River is the town R Kemmerer T H a (! B p a Mansion P S of Lehighton, founded in 1746 by Moravian missionaries. n Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail is the spine of the c Park Lehighton L a e Dimmick Memorial n e h Here, users can access the half-mile Lehighton spur trail to S m o Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, one of 49 T Library f i f g ht h access downtown Lehighton or continue south to o g National Heritage Areas in the United States. Hi Br H r C gh oadway i e a Bowmanstown and Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge, the southern ST y v n e eh i Av Iron ST l a boundary of the Anthracite Region and the start of the Lehigh F The Anthracite Region is the most forested of the three D&L L R l n a : r t l a Valley Region. Trail users can access the Appalachian Trail i regions with hundreds of natural areas to explore. In this S n Lehigh Gorge a t r k and Lehigh Gap Nature Center, the only Superfund site in the l Scenic Railway g h i region alone, users can access 38,000 acres of State Park, T T n r g St. Mark’s Episcopal S i country to be restored to an environmental education center. S h e L e 128,000 acres of State Game Lands, 25,000 acres of State Church v L H & e i D&L Trail See the D&L Trail Lehigh Valley Region map for more i l g Forest, and countless lakes and streams. Also along the D&L i D R First h ra SecondA ST lum information. t t T ST s Trail are many quaint towns where trail users can stop to S h R a L g Pr D explore history, culture, food, and more. From the riverfront n & i ospect ST n D D& a h Bowmanstown L T of Wilkes-Barre and the cascading waterfalls of Seven Tubs h e Carbon County Pedestrian !T H ra e L ( il u Bridge coming late 2017 209 L ȱǰȱȱȱęȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ q e ěȱ s ! 248 L h Palmerton u t i and vibrant downtown of Jim Thorpe, the Anthracite Region S Rd NE gh S e ST k T ȱ 4 miles to dg Park Main RD Chun ra Bri (!T H 248 Mauch il R tells the story of America’s industrial past in a beautiful Lehighton B i Park 209 AV r v entz a e L Ea Weissport iv e n R R r D Se i D ȱĴǯȱ k v l st er &L rai &L 209 h T v S g E cond ST i Historic Jim Thorpe ew Tra hi LN it T e lp For more adventure and history, pick up our other two maps R L u 248 Tra D il P l’s Jim Thorpe’s charm is rooted in the marriage of heritage and vi A V e and explore the Lehigh Valley and Delaware Canal regions of dman A 443 5 miles to D V Ste Weissport outdoor recreation. The downtown, a National Historic il Lehighton t Oak Ch al Trail the D&L Trail.