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Bethlehem to Philadelphia 2009 sec 1 [BPhB1]  
by NJwandr

The way points of this bicycle route:

Bethlehem

South on Main St down hill

curve Right then Left then Right down hill

at bottom of hill, turn Left on Main St (south toward the Lehigh River)

(before crossing railroad tracks) turn Right on Lehigh St

Right : 13th Ave

Left : Elliot Av

Left : Market St

Left : Center Blvd

becomes River Dr, continue to end

Right : Carlisle St

Allentown

Left : Walnut St (down) - (to its end)

Right : Albert St (go underneath Hamilton St, then curve right and climb up to meet the north side of Hamilton St)

Dangerous intersection: Just before end of street, I got off my bike and walked Left on sidewalk of Hamilton St a very short ways (going west) to the traffic light.

Right : Hamilton St -- Usually there is high traffic on Hamilton St, so I usally take the sidewalk on the north side to go west alongside Hamilton St onto bridge over Lehigh River

sidewalk gets very narrow for a short section

bridge over Lehigh River has a sidewalk on its north side

at end of sidewalk of bridge over Lehigh River, continue Straight on Hamilton St

Left (at traffic light) : 2nd St and continue to its end

Right : Union St

Left at fork before "Parkettes" : Martin Luther King Jr Drive

continue under high bridge

and under another high bridge

Left across narrow bridge : Lehigh Parkway East

Left to stay on Lehigh Parkway East, climb up hill, then down hill to end

at intersection with Jefferson St, turn full Right and go down hill into the park

just after crossing creek, turn Left to ride south along creek, then climbs up hill, continue to end

. . . (option to bear Left just before end of road to ride over bumpy wooden covered bridge)

Left : Oxford Dr or 24th St

Right : Fish Hatchery Rd

underneath Interstate 78

Left (just after crossing creek and before climbing hill) : Keystone Rd

open grate steel bridge: I got off my bike and walked across it. This kind of bridge is especially dangerous slippery if it's wet.

climb steep then moderate, cross Country Club Rd, curve right + left

Emmaus

Right : Ridge St (to its end)

Left : 6th St

food - convenience store

Right : Broad St, later becomes Pennsylvania Ave

curve Left to continue south to Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz

Right : Main Road West

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Bethlehem thru Allentown to Emmaus + Vera Cruz. For more info + connections to other routes, see www.roberts-1.com/b/x/pb. This route is one stage of a loop connecting Philadelphia + Bethlehem -- search Bikely on [BPhB]. Labels on points form a detailed cue sheet (click on Show, select Cue Sheet). Points have not been tweaked or tested for GPS navigation. This stage has routeID [BPhB1]. It connects from Philadelphia to Bethlehem sec 4 [BPhB8], and connects to route Bethlehem to Philadelphia sec 2 [BPhB2]. Not checked by us since 2009.

Tagged with: Recreational, Onroad, Scenic, Touring

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