We ride this trail pretty regularly as a means of cutting across the Township without having to use the busier 5th street or Kutztown Road. The trail is wonderfully paved; kept clear of debris; benches in several places along the way. A woman was out one day planting some flowers along the trail. As another reviewer stated, there's not a whole lot to see, but it does provide easy access to a lot of different places along the way. And Oliver's or Monte Lauro are both great places to stop and get a bike to eat at the beginning or end of your trip.

The rail-trail is paved since Winter 2012, and it is pretty state-of-the-art. There are paved parking lots at the Mount Laurel Road trailhead (across from Oliver's Place) and down where the trail ends (begins?) off of Montrose Ave next to the battery factory. The trail also has several handicap accessible ramps. It is busy on nice days with a mix of walkers, joggers, bikers, and dogs.

This is a serviceable community recreation trail--flat, easy, short--no thrills or dramatic scenery. But we who live here in Temple find it a great place to get in a quick ride/walk away from the tyranny of traffic.

Is there an update as to when this trail will be paved etc? This is a great trail but it seems neglected lately, lots of standing water this summer. Would love to see the work done. I saw an article in the Reading Eagle that the work estimates came in higher than expected and they were waiting for PennDot to determine if they would help.

I heard that the township is planning on paving and installing trailheads in the Spring of 2011. According to the report, the trail is to be paved with a bituminous surface and signage is to be installed as well.

The surface of the trail is composed of sharp, loose stone. I fell twice as the surface slipped out from underneath me and had to pay $80 for 2 new tyres as the stone cut down to the kevlar lining. Glad I did, would have had many punctures without them. Mountain bikes only at this point. Hopefully they will pave soon. (April '09)