Lehigh Valley Trail - E River Rd

April 3, 2008 by Capuce.

The Lehigh Valley Trail system is amazing.  Much of it has been completed with wide stonedust trails for walkers/bikers and a wide grass area for us horse riders. 

NOTE: Be kind and follow directions so horses will still be welcome on the trail.  Horses on grass NOT gravel.

The old railroad bridges have been redone in a VERY safe manor for horse travel with high railings, rubber matting, and mounting blocks on both sides so you can get back on your horse after crossing!

For those of you who think “no way my  horse will cross a bridge” it can be done!  My Arab mare wasn’t fond of stepping on anything that changed in color.  AKA, wet spots on the driveway, crossing a yellow line on the road and so forth.   So when we rode up to this HUGE trestle bridge I thought, oh boy, there goes my ride I’ll have to go home so soon.  I dismounted, let her sniff the matting on the bridge and to my surprise she walked right on.  Even being a good 30-40 feet above the tracks or river it didn’t bother her at all.   If my mare could do it and I couldn’t even get her to set foot in a puddle I’m sure you’ll have no problem.

I’ve only ridden 1 section of the LVT so far.   The parking area is small but we managed to fit (2) 2 horse BP trailers in with no problem.  I recommend backing in and staying on the right side so others can still use the parking lot.  We rode West across 2 bridges and the trail merges with the GV Greenway.  The ride was beautiful and totally worth getting on and off for the bridges which in itself was new and exciting.

Directions:

From north:
- 390 South
- Exit 11 (Rush)
- RIGHT on Rt 251 West
- LEFT at 4 way stop (E. River Rd)
- Parking area on RIGHT (Recommend backing in)

From South:
- 390 North
- Exit 10 (Avon)
- LEFT on Rts 5&20
- RIGHT on Rochester St (After roundabout but before RR Tracks)
- Parking will be on LEFT (Recommend backing in) 

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