By Ed Fluck in September, 2011
This is a very nice trail, one of the best in the area. Good for walking, jogging and biking. Picnic tables and benches are located all along the entire trail. Trail is flat with great scenery on both sides. In Slatington there are places to stop and get something to eat. If you ride to Bowmanstown there are also places to eat. Rest rooms are being built in Slatington and should be open very soon. I hope in the future the trail gets extended toward Coplay and the Ironton Rail Trail.
By rdcuff in July, 2011
I confirmed this with the Northampton assistant borough manager. You can still use Canal Street, a relatively lightly-traveled street, to reach the new Cementon trailhead, and I have corrected the Google Maps site that shows it as a bike path. For what it's worth, Northampton is only in the discussion phase when it comes to the D&L Trail bicycle route through Canal Park.
By rdcuff in July, 2011
This is section through Northampton Canal Park. It's paved, and is close to the river. However it is also prominently signed "no bicycles" . We enjoyed riding that section very much yesterday...even if we were breaking the law...