Join us for the annual March on Musikfest Hike! Always a fun time, at
this time of year we always have a hike that begins at one point and
ends at Musikfest this Sunday!
This
year, after meeting at Martin Tower, we will shuttle with as few cars
as possible south to the town of Emmaus to begin our hike.
We will be exploring many different parks and preserves mostly along the Little Lehigh Parkway. We'll cross school properties, ball fields, and a cemetery at the beginning to reach Little Lehigh Creek, then follow paved, crushed stone, cinder, and grass trails along the parkway down stream toward the main Lehigh River. There may be one weedy spot near the very beginning of the hike, but most of it will be very clear. The Little Lehigh Parkway leads us directly into Allentown where we'll turn from the trailway and make our way to the south side of the Lehigh.
Next, we make our way along a lesser used dirt road along the river, then to the Walking Purchase Preserve, which we've covered in the past on similar hikes.
The route will be along the Lehigh, then head up hill a bit into the Walking Purchase Preserve. This leads us into South Bethlehem where the main Musikfest concerts take place. From here, we wander back into the main part of Bethlehem, and can continue either along streets back to Martin Tower when we want, or wander through Musikfest and take a bus back to that site when we're done.
When we arrive, we should determine who will be staying for Musikfest and who wishes only to do the hike to make for most ideal car shuttle.
Everyone will sign the standard waiver at the beginning of the trip, here:
http://www.metrotrails.org/Metrotrails/Waiver.html
This should be a really nice hike covering both new stuff and great places we've visited in the past. We hope you can join us for this fun annual hiking event!
This
year, after meeting at Martin Tower, we will shuttle with as few cars
as possible south to the town of Emmaus to begin our hike.We will be exploring many different parks and preserves mostly along the Little Lehigh Parkway. We'll cross school properties, ball fields, and a cemetery at the beginning to reach Little Lehigh Creek, then follow paved, crushed stone, cinder, and grass trails along the parkway down stream toward the main Lehigh River. There may be one weedy spot near the very beginning of the hike, but most of it will be very clear. The Little Lehigh Parkway leads us directly into Allentown where we'll turn from the trailway and make our way to the south side of the Lehigh.
Next, we make our way along a lesser used dirt road along the river, then to the Walking Purchase Preserve, which we've covered in the past on similar hikes.
The route will be along the Lehigh, then head up hill a bit into the Walking Purchase Preserve. This leads us into South Bethlehem where the main Musikfest concerts take place. From here, we wander back into the main part of Bethlehem, and can continue either along streets back to Martin Tower when we want, or wander through Musikfest and take a bus back to that site when we're done.
When we arrive, we should determine who will be staying for Musikfest and who wishes only to do the hike to make for most ideal car shuttle.
Everyone will sign the standard waiver at the beginning of the trip, here:
http://www.metrotrails.org/Metrotrails/Waiver.html
This should be a really nice hike covering both new stuff and great places we've visited in the past. We hope you can join us for this fun annual hiking event!
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