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Delaware Canal State Park -
Delaware Canal Towpath Parking -
Bathrooms
The bathrroms here have running water and a baby changing table. There is also a water fountain and a picnic table. -
Trail View
After a 2" rain there was no standing water on this part of the trail which had a packed gravel surface. -
Bridge Across Trail -
Uhlerstown Access
Uhlerstown Access is beyond the covered bridge on the left. -
Lock No. 18 Covered Bridge -
Under the Bridge
The trail continues under the bridge and the path to Uhlerstown is a few feet beyond. -
Public Access Uhlerstown
To reach Rt 32 and the bridge to Frenchtown, NJ take a left at this fork. We, however, continued straight. -
Shared Use
Portions of the towpath are shared use driveways to private homes. -
Disc Golf at Tinicum Park
The towpath passes Tinicum Park which also has parking access for the trail. -
Erwinna
At 3.7 miles you arrive at the village of Erwinna which was once an important boat building yard. -
Spillway
Uhlerstown Flood control spillway 4.6 miles down the trail. -
Trail Narrows
At 4.7 miles the towpath narrows and is not as well groomed. -
Spillway Bridge
Bridge over another spillway. -
Canal Lock
Canal Lock at 5.6 miles. The towpath follows a narrow strip of land between the canal and river. -
Narrow Path
This part of the trail gets less traffic and you will run into goose droppings along the path. -
Waterfall
We spotted this waterfall at 7.3 miles. -
Tree Nursery -
Aqueduct
At 9.27 miles this aqueduct carries the canal over the Tohickon Creek. Over the course of time this structure has been replaced at least 5 times. -
Aqueduct Bridge -
Aqueduct Bridge
On the day that we crossed, the water was running high from the recent storms. -
Low Headroom
Duck your head. Some of these bridges sit so low that you have to get off of your bike and walk under them. -
Canal Lock
This lock can be seen along the trail at 9.5 miles. -
Portable Potty
At 11 miles we passed this Portable potty. Not sure if it's always there or just for the construction. From this point you can exit the trail and cross the walking bridge. -
Walking Bridge
This walking bridge takes you across the Delaware River to Bull's Island in New Jersey where there are picnic tables, bathrooms and a campground. -
Bathrooms
At 13 miles we passed a towpath parking lot with bathrooms. -
Steps to the Bridge Across the Delaware
When we reached Center Bridge we had to carry our bikes up the steps. There is an ice cream and sandwich stop here called Dillys Corner but the lines were long and we didn't stay.
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Center Bridge
Center Bridge crosses the Delaware River to Stockton, New Jersey. -
Delaware & Raritan Canal
We rode the Delaware & Raritan Canal trail back to Frenchtown and crossed the bridge back to Uhlerstown, Pennsylvania. The length of our ride was 30.25 miles.
You can read about the Delaware & Raritan Canal trail here.
