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Trail Section: Theodore Roosevelt Recreation Area – Durham Aqueduct

Status: Obstruction within trail section, see description

Distance: 3.9

Update 10/12/2023: TOWPATH CLOSURE (MILE 53- 52) – Starting September 6th, 2023, the D&L Trail in areas of Northampton County from the Forks of the Delaware to the North end of Wy Hit Tuk Park, and from a point south of Theodore Roosevelt Recreation Area to Fry’s Run, will be closed to conduct trail repairs from a 2020 flooding event.  Trail users are advised to turn around due to PUBLIC SAFETY if the towpath is closed. Water levels will be lowered to accommodate the workPLEASE be mindful of all barricades and fencing. Repairs will continue through the winter. Please contact the Delaware Canal State Park for more information at 610-982-5560 or [email protected]

This D&L Trail section allows users to travel between Northampton County and Bucks County and through the town of Riegelsville. This section is part of over 50 miles of the D&L Trail designated as National Recreation Trail within Delaware Canal State Park from Easton to Bristol near Philadelphia. For more information specific to the D&L Trail along the Delaware Canal please refer to the Delaware Canal State Park and Friends of the Delaware Canal websites.

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Things to Do

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Benjamin Riegel House

The Benjamin Riegel House is significant as an excellent example of a vernacular Georgian style house. Riegel, a miller by trade, owned several area mills and was instrumental in the development of both Riegelsville, New Jersey and Riegelsville, Pennsylvania. Riegel... More

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2

Delaware Canal State Park

The Delaware Canal is the only remaining continuously intact canal of the great towpath canal building era of the early and mid-19th century. Mule- drawn canal boat rides and the Lock Tender’s House Visitor Center are at New Hope. Paralleling... More

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