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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hike/Bike/XC Ski McDade Trail PA
 

Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail is a planned recreational trail which, when completed, will extend for 37 miles on the Pennsylvania side of the park. The trail is open to hiking, biking, and crosscountry skiing. Motorized vehicles are not permitted.

 

STATUS AS OF SPRING 2008

Two sections are presently completed:
(1) a section along River Road PA from Hialeah Picnic Area PA to Turn Farm Trailhead PA (5 miles)
(2) A section from Milford Beach PA to Pittman Orchard PA at Route 209 (2.7 miles)
Please link to the park bulletin at the right (pdf) for a maps of these sections of the trail and for rules of the road.

 
 

Additional sections are open for use but do not inter-connect:
See park bulletin at right (pdf file) for map and details.

McDade Trail near Hialeah PA
Park Bulletin:
McDade Trail PA
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Sketch of a hand underwater and reaching for a life jacket  

Did You Know?
... chief causes of water fatalities on the Delaware River are: (1) swimming without a lifejacket (PFD); (2) trying to swim across the river; and (3) swimming after drinking lots of alcohol. Wear a pfd and swim at lifeguarded beaches. DON'T drink-then-swim! NEVER TRY TO SWIM ACROSS THE RIVER!
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Last Updated: July 24, 2008 at 17:29 EST