This section of trail should only be used by through-riders or trail users looking to connect through Allentown Overlook Park. From Kimmett’s lock to Allentown Canal Park this section is mostly “share the road.” Future plans include upgrades to Bradford Street to create safe share the road access to the recently completed D&L Trail between Bradford and Albert Streets. At the end of the delineated trail at Albert Street, follow Albert Street crossing the railroad tracks at the entrance to Allentown Lehigh Canal Park.
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UPDATED – March, 2025
This trail section is part of the D&L Trail Lehigh Valley Gap. This gap includes 10 projects and when complete will span a 14-mile loop with rail trail on the western side and canal towpath trail on the eastern side of the Lehigh River between the Cementon 329 Bridge and the Hamilton Street Bridge. The below trail gap projects are located along this trail section.
St. Luke’s Way to Overlook Park – Engineering
This trail section is immediately adjacent to the Hanover Township trail section and was also identified in the 2022 Allentown Area Trail Study. The City of Allentown is engineering this 1-mile section that will complete the D&L Trail through Allentown’s East Ward between St. Luke’s Way, through Kimmett’s Lock Trailhead, to the existing trail on Bradford Street just north of Allentown’s Canal Park. Construction of this multiuse and shared use path is anticipated in Fall of 2025 with the trail opening to the public in 2026. Funding support for this project comes from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and the City of Allentown.
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The Kimmett’s Lock Trailhead and Allentown Lehigh Canal Park Trailhead are also Lehigh River Water Trail access points. Please refer to Wildlands Conservancy’s Lehigh River Water Trail website for more information on trips along the water trail.
