National Trails Day 2019

Jun 21, 2019 | Written by Gianna Caruso

Posted in Along the D&L Trail, National Trails Day, On the Trail, Trails

By Trails Programs Manager & Data Scientist, Brian Greene

Saturday June 1 was this year’s National Trails Day. Started by the American Hiking Society, National Trails Day (NTD) celebrates any muscle-powered activity on trails the first Saturday of June. Here at the D&L it’s a great reason to get out and celebrate the amazing D&L Trail that acts as the spine of our National Heritage Area. This year we were in all five counties and got to see many people out enjoying the D&L Trail.

Freemansburg – At the Freemansburg Canal Education Center, it was one of the busiest days we have ever seen with lots of bikers on the trail.
Hugh Moore Park – The home base for the D&L was a hub of activity. With opening day of the National Canal Museum and lots of trails users it was a busy place to be.
Sand Island Trailhead – We celebrated the launch of the new website for THE LINK. It is a great resource for Lehigh Valley trails.
Sand Island Trailhead – We celebrated the launch of the new website for THE LINK. It is a great resource for Lehigh Valley trails.
Sand Island Trailhead – We celebrated the launch of the new website for THE LINK. It is a great resource for Lehigh Valley trails.
Slatington Trailhead – One of our most popular trailheads had people out walking, running, biking, and fishing.
Step Outdoors Lehigh Valley – Held at Steelstacks in Bethlehem, the festival promoted also sorts of outdoor fun in the Lehigh Valley.
Step Outdoors Lehigh Valley – Held at Steelstacks in Bethlehem, the festival promoted also sorts of outdoor fun in the Lehigh Valley.
Black Diamond Trailhead – The current terminus of the D&L Trail saw a lot of bicycle riders starting off on a ride after taking a shuttle to the highest point on the trail.
Black Diamond Trailhead – The current terminus of the D&L Trail saw a lot of bicycle riders starting off on a ride after taking a shuttle to the highest point on the trail.
Riegelsville Bike Ride- A group of riders had a beautiful 17-mile ride in Delaware Canal State Park along the canal from Riegelsville to Lodi. Afterwards they went to Mueller’s, a great D&L Trail Friendly restaurant.
Riegelsville Bike Ride- A group of riders had a beautiful 17-mile ride in Delaware Canal State Park along the canal from Riegelsville to Lodi. Afterwards they went to Mueller’s, a great D&L Trail Friendly restaurant.
Riegelsville Bike Ride- A group of riders had a beautiful 17-mile ride in Delaware Canal State Park along the canal from Riegelsville to Lodi. Afterwards they went to Mueller’s, a great D&L Trail Friendly restaurant.
Riegelsville Bike Ride- A group of riders had a beautiful 17 mile ride in Delaware Canal State Park along the canal from Riegelsville to Lodi. Afterwards they went to Mueller’s, a great D&L Trail Friendly restaurant.
Riegelsville Bike Ride- A group of riders had a beautiful 17-mile ride in Delaware Canal State Park along the canal from Riegelsville to Lodi. Afterwards they went to Mueller’s, a great D&L Trail Friendly restaurant.
It was a beautiful day and as our trail counter data shows, hundreds of people an hour were passing by.