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	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Biking

Designated Bike Trails
McDade Recreational Trail PA is a designated bike trail. For details, select the Park Bulletin at the right on McDade Trail. (pdf)
History along McDade Trail
I: Hialeah to Turn Farm
II: Milford Beach to Pitman Orchard

Mountain and Hybrid Bikes
For designated Bike Trails, select the Park Bulletin at the right on McDade Trail. (pdf)
For biking on dirt roads on the New Jersey side of the park, select the Park Bulletin at the right on Road Bike Touring. (pdf) Both paved and dirt roads are whon on the map.

Road Bikes
For touring on road bikes on the New Jersey side of the park, select the Park Bulletin at the right on Road Bike Touring. (pdf) Both paved and dirt roads are shown on the map.

Bike Rentals/Tours
The following organizations rent bikes very near the park's southern boundary, and are have permits to lead bike tours within the park:
Edge of the Woods Outdoor Outfitters, Delaware Water Gap PA
Delaware River Discovery Center (Shawnee Resort), Minisink Hills PA (also rents canoes)

Volunteer Bike Patrol
Avid bike riders are needed to help patrol McDade Trail PA and to assist visitors along the trail. Training and bike patrol T-shirts are provided by the park. Learn how you can join...

Park Bulletin:
McDade Trail PA
more...

Park Bulletin:
Road Bike Touring in New Jersey
more...


			Did You Know? ... that the reservoir of the proposed Tocks Island Dam would have inundated 30 miles of the Delaware River and 30,000 acres of its river valley (now part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.) The defeat of the dam was an early victory of the environmental movement in this country. more...

Last Updated: July 24, 2008 at 17:29 EST