Hike #62
Hike 62
Union Square, Phillipsburg
7/10/2
Cathy was hiking with me quite a lot, and I figured that since she’d done so many of the
hikes, it was time to bring her on the Easton one.
Along the road and former LV grade in Easton PA
Former LV railroad tracks near the Bushkill Creek in Easton PA
Former Lehigh Valley Railroad bed in Easton PA
Along Wood Ave in Easton PA
Along former railroad bed of the Lehigh Valley line, Easton
Former railroad spur near 25th Street Easton
Former railroad spur along Wood Ave in Easton
Old trestle along former LV RR in Easton
My grandmother dropped us off at Union Square, Phillipsburg, and we followed the same
route we used the previous February, save for the exploring in the rail yard site, as well as
the scrap yard. When we’d reached the site of the LV railroad depot off Bushkill Drive, a
man came out and informed us to stay off the land. When we’d told him what we were up
to, he was quite amicable, and gave us the history of his family and how they’d come to
acquire the piece of property.
When we’d reached the opposite side of Bushkill Creek, there was a police officer parked
along the right of way, but he did not stop us from walking, though it seemed as if we
should not have been there.
Old LV railroad trestle in Easton PA
Abandoned structure along former CNJ Railroad in Easton PA
Former CNJ railroad in Easton PA
South Easton Trestle
Former CNJ Railroad in Easton PA
Former CNJ Railroad passing under the LV Railroad's South Easton trestle
South Easton Trestle
South Easton Trestle
View from the South Easton Trestle
South Easton Trestle
All went normally through Easton and Palmer area, and we stopped at a burger place
we’d stopped at previously to eat. We think it was called Richards. One thing we did
differently was to walk roads parallel to the railroad bed rather than fighting through the
insane weeds we’d done previously. Still, we crossed the half mile long LV south Easton
Trestle again, as well as the Delaware Trestle. We also stopped at 7-11 again in
Phillipsburg for more refreshments.
As we followed the former Morris and Essex line east, the underground pipeline at New
Village had been dug up, and they were laying new piping.
South Easton Trestle's southern end
Former Lehigh Valley Railorad station site in Easton PA
Former LV Railroad trestle over the Delaware
Along former Morris and Essex Railroad near Stewartsville NJ
Farm view in New Village NJ area
Sitting on a bridge on former Morris and Essex RR in New Village area
Pipe being dug up from the railroad bed in New Village NJ area
Cathy was getting very tired, and by the time we reached Washington, we walked down
Lincoln ave to Krauszers Food Store to call my mom to pick us up. Unfortunitely, neither
of us had any change! Sarah Trimmer, who I went to high school with, was in there
buying something, and offered us a ride, but after a lot of explaining, the guy running the
place reluctantly let us use his phone to call my mom. A few days later Cathy wanted to
walk that last mile or so back to Lincoln Ave to have covered the whole section.
“Richards.... I thought those burgers SUCKED! They just put all mustard....and they
just....ewww....” -Cathy
Here's all the pics from this hike:
Farm view in Broadway NJ from the tracks
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