ABOUT THE PARK:
Delaware Canal State Park, PA - PA DCNR
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.59480, -75.18976
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| Parking on the New Jersey side of the Riegelsville Bridge. |
TRAIL MAP:
Delaware Canal State Park, PA - PA DCNR
HIKE DISTANCE: 6.3 miles (3.15 miles each way)
THE HIKE:
When I hiked
the previous section almost exactly one month ago, there were no leaves on the trees. What a difference a month makes!
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| Leaves on trees except this particular tree in the parking lot where a female red-winged blackbird was singing her little heart out. |
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| The Riegelsville Bridge from the parking lot on River Road. |
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| Riegelsville Bridge |
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| The car part has that grate surface but the pedestrian part is nice composite planks. |
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| Easy for wheelchairs even if one tire is flat, although it does not look it. Filled it up last night, flat again this morning. New inner tube on the to do list. |
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| Delaware River looking north from the bridge. |
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| At the Pennsylvania side of the bridge, veer right to the crosswalk, cross over then veer left... |
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| ... through this gravel lot over to the concrete walk to the footbridge. |
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| On the concrete walk looking back at the Riegelsville Bridge. |
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| Just before crossing the bridge, right at the welcome sign ... |
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| ... and down a flight of steps that were not as bad as they look from this angle. The rise is low so it was easy enough to do in the wheelchair with assistance. |
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| Heading north on the canal path. |
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| Everything is green now and birds were much harder to see but there were so many of them I got quite a few. |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Lots to sniff, too. It's a popular dog walking place. |
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| This side is not as manicured and much less crowded than the D&R on the NJ side. We like it better this way. |
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| A footbridge over the canal. |
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| The Delaware River comes into view on the right. |
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| Here we are right between the canal on the left and the Delaware River on the right. |
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| Black-and-white Warbler |
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| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
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| Route 611 comes closer and traffic gets a little loud but I was too busy trying to find birds to notice much. |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Male American Goldfinch |
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| Looking north up the Delaware River with Raubs Island on the right. |
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| Mile 52 |
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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| Male Brown-headed Cowbird |
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| Another male American Goldfinch. There were tons of these around. |
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| Tons of song sparrows, too. |
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| Female Brown-headed Cowbird |
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| Theodore Roosevelt Recreation Area and Locks No. 22 & 23 where we started last month doing the section north of this one. |
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| Taking a break before heading back. |
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| The ladies' room and men's rooms were closed, the center accessible restroom was open. |
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| This is why they were closed. What is wrong with people? |
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| Heading back now with the canal on the right and the Delaware River on the left. |
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| American Robin |
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| Looking south down the Delaware River. |
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| Gray Catbird |
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| I think this is a female American Goldfinch. |
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| A song sparrow singing. |
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| These two must be nesting because they were very obsessed with that spot and did not fly off like all the other ducks did when we passed. |
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| 5% chance of rain? How about 100% chance of rain? It poured and the camera was zipped up inside my rain jacket. |
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| After the downpour - one very wet and not amused dog. |
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| Going under the road ... |
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| ... to the pedestrian bridge ... |
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| ... and up the steps. |
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| Back on the Riegelsville Bridge. |
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| The rain cloud that got us. |
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| All dried off and just damp now. |
