Bob... I've ridden that trail from Trenton to Riegelsville. Definite thumbs up. Riegelsville is just a few miles from Phillipsburg. Do you know a good route to take from Phillipsburg to the southern end of the Delaware Water Gap? Seems like about twenty miles on the map but I wouldn't know what the roads are like.
Mike On Monday, November 25, 2013 4:38:34 PM UTC-5, BIKIE46 wrote: > > Bob, > > It was contiguous from Dingman's Ferry down to Hialeah. The map shows it > goes all the way up to Rt 206 near Milford, though I did not have an extra > day for the much riding. I did read a review of the trail that mentioned > it was not very well marked at the top end, so a call to park HQ might be > in order. They were quite helpful to me, including mailing me a great map. > (I could not print the PDF off their site large enough to be helpful in low > light like I had.) The trail is accessible from numerous points along Rt > 209, which runs parallel. > > As to missing bridges, It's possible there were some that washed out > over the years, but the "official" park mp I had showed only one place to > cross except the top and bottom of the park. All the trail bridges (over > creeks) were rather small ones, in good shape and maintained. > > While not a rail trail, the McDade did have numerous river views and the > surface was quite nice, with no muddy spots. The terrain on the trail was > quite varied, so interesting without being too difficult with heavy winter > gear. I experienced no hunters driving ATVs either, which was surprising. > That would not be the case in most Nat'l Forests here in the east. I saw > only one other bike rider (recreational and a local) the whole way down. No > riders at all the first day up Old Mine Rd. > > My problem was that I was "winging it" from Hialeah down the River Road > toward I-80 to cross the river to my van and could find no one who could > tell me if I could get under the Interstate. (I did and was able to > backtrack the final 8 miles before dark.) > > Paul Germain > Midlothian, Va > > Winter Delaware Water Gap > trip<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/f3b5b685c55a0d8d> > > Bob E <ree...@gmail.com <javascript:>> Nov 24 04:55PM -0800 > > Looks like a great trip! Nice photos, too -- love that late-autumn sun! > > Regarding the McDade trail: Was it continuous all the way from the > Dingman's Ferry bridge to Hialeah? I've been hesitant to ride that, as > the > other maps I've seen show the trail as being disconnected, with > missing > bridges. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
