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Spring Beauties Walk

Spring Beauties Walk

Beauty comes in different forms.

On this 2-mile-long roundtrip walk, you can take in the Canal’s beauty at Lock 7.  Daffodils dance on the towpath bank, and trees will be blossoming. The Lock with its stone walls restored by the Friends, the little board and batten shanty, and the locktender’s house will complete the spring scene.

Another kind of beauty shows itself at the 1799 House sitting by the Canal at Woodside Road. This historic stone house was purchased by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission as part of the Scudder Falls Bridge project. The house has been sensitively rehabilitated and serves as a restroom facility for Canal visitors. Having a new bathroom facility near the Park, in a saved historic structure, no less, is a beautiful thing.

The Spring Beauty Walk willj be led by veteran Canal Walker Jeff Connell, who serves on the Friends’ Board of Directors.  He will share the story of the Scudder Falls Bridge pedestrian pathway, which will be the seventh river bridge crossing connecting the Delaware Canal towpath to the D&R Canal towpath in Ewing, NJ. Along the way to Lock 7, he will point out the recently replaced 9-11 memorial bench and a wildlife haven.

To discourage the spread of COVID, these walks will be limited to 20 people, masks must be worn, and physical distancing encouraged.

Reservations are required.  Please call 215-862-2021 or e-mail friends@fodc.org.  

The I-295 Park & Ride lot is located at 1140 Woodside Road, Yardley, PA  19067.

Hope to see you!

 

|| March 10, 2021 || Tagged With: guided walking tour, Lock 7, Lower Makefield, Spring, Yardley ||

Towpath Has Reopened in Yardley

Towpath Has Reopened in Yardley

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The towpath between the Mary Yardley Footbridge and the Sommer’s Camelback Bridge has reopened.   The elevation project is complete.

|| November 11, 2020 || Tagged With: Mary Yardley Footbridge, reopening, Sommer's Camelback Bridge, Yardley ||

Trail Closure Updates – Two in Yardley, One in Tinicum

Trail Closure Updates – Two in Yardley, One in Tinicum

October 27, 2020

From the Delaware Canal State Park

TRAIL CLOSURE UPDATES 

TINICUM AQUEDUCT AREA (MILE 37):  The towpath and pedestrian bridge at the Tinicum Aqueduct is now REOPENED as of 9/25.

SCUDDER FALLS AREA (MILE 16):  The towpath may be closed intermittently in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, through end of November 2020.  Signs will be posted on the trail during the closure periods.  Closures may occur between 7am-5pm Monday through Friday; the trail will be open on weekends. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) will be conducting work on the new bridge over the canal and towpath during these closures.  For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.scudderfallsbridge.com or you can contact the toll-free info line at 855-495-7726.

YARDLEY AREA (MILE 14): [NEW]  Beginning Oct 13, the towpath will be closed in Yardley between the Mary Yardley footbridge and Sommer’s Camelback bridge, Monday through Friday 8am-4pm, while DCNR staff complete a towpath elevation project.  During the closure, heavy equipment will be actively working on the towpath making it unsafe for visitors to pass through.  Closure signs are posted at either end of the closure.  The towpath will be open on weekends.  This notice will be updated when the project is complete.

|| October 27, 2020 || Tagged With: Scudder Falls Bridge, Tinicum Aqueduct, Yardley ||

Change in Plans

Change in Plans

December 18, 2017

The towpath in the vicinity of the Scudder Falls Bridge project in Lower Makefield Township will not be closed until   Tuesday, December 26th.   Happy riding and walking this week.

|| December 18, 2017 || Tagged With: Lower Makefield Township, Scudder Falls Bridge, Yardley ||

Towpath to be Closed in Vicinity of Scudder Falls Bridge Project

Towpath to be Closed in Vicinity of Scudder Falls Bridge Project

December 13, 2017

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has announced that the Delaware Canal towpath in the vicinity of the Scudder Falls Bridge project in Lower Makefield Township will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates:

Friday, December 15

Monday, December 18 through Friday, December 22

Tuesday, December 26 through Friday, December 29

The scheduled closures are needed for work associated with the widening of the current approach bridge structure that carries I-95 across the Delaware Canal and its towpath. The work will involvd both staged demolition and construction activities.

The closure periods are subject to change due to weather and other considerations.   Pedestrians and bicyclists are urged to exercise caution when traveling along the Canal near or through work areas for the duration of the 4-1/2-year-long bridge replacement project.

|| December 13, 2017 || Tagged With: Scudder Falls Bridge, Towpath Trail, Yardley ||

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Friends of the Delaware Canal
145 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215.862.2021
Susan Taylor, Executive Director

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