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RE: (erielack) Rails to Bike Trails

Unfortunately, a lot of the former EL/Erie/DL&W lines that are abandoned are not easily cycled on, but many are a good hike. In the NJ/NY area, there's always:

- - DL&W Old Road, certain segments around Delaware and Oxford, NJ
- - DL&W Cut-Off. 'Nuff said! :)
- - Erie Caldwell Branch out of Great Notch, NJ - parts of this line are a trail now!
- - Erie "Main Line" around Middletown, NY and east
- - Remains of the EL line to the former Ford plant in Mahwah, NJ, coming out of Suffern, NY

If you're REALLY into ancient history, you can look around Rockaway to see the remnants of the DL&W Rockaway Loop.

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Hollritt [mailto:thollritt_@_yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 12:11 PM
> To: erielack_@_railfan.net
> Subject: (erielack) Rails to Bike Trails
> 
> 
> Hello all,
>    I know some list members have posted reviews of good local 
> EL Rail Trail's the traveled here in NJ recently. Can anyone 
> e-mail me information on some other good rides in NY, PA & 
> NJ? If it's intresting list content I am sure people would 
> not mind replies posted here! Other's just send direct.
>   I just completed the CNJ / LV Lehigh Gorge from Woodport to 
> Mauch Chunk Pa. and I highly recomend it! (Two EL G/M/Y 
> caboose's are on display in Jim Thorpe... whew, list 
> content). And the former PRR Bel-Del from Lambertville to 
> Frenchtown (PRR operated passenger service along this line to 
> Stroudsburg Pa.over the DL&W... woohoo list content again!!). 
> I am planning on exploring the DL&W Sussex Branch which is a 
> known Rail Trail, also I would like to cover the former Erie 
> Mainline including the Piermont Branch... are they converted 
> Rail Trails yet? Another possible destination would be the 
> CNJ Highbridge Branch through the senic Lockwood Gorge (ES-99 
> / SE-98 routes... content!) during the day of course because 
> of the Hooke... ok, I won't go there!
>  
>   Todd (ELHS 1318)  Somewhat sore today  :)
> 
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