Schuylkill River Trail - Thun Trail (including Leesport):
Pennsylvania
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Description:
The Thun Trail (pronounced tune) is part of the Schuylkill River Trail System. Large railroad bridges, built in 1918, provide impressive views of the Schuylkill River and the surrounding hills. Paralleling Routes 422 and 724, this section of the Schuylkill River Trail offers an alternate route for commuters and beautiful views for those seeking leisure activities. It is just over 18 miles long. Currently there are two developed segments of trail connected by an on-road route. The Western end between Reading and Gibraltar is 5.8 miles long. Then there is four miles of on road route and then another developed trail segment 8.9 miles long.
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Parking & Trail Access:
Parking is available at Riverfront Park on College Dr. in Pottstown. From RT 422 East in Pottstown exit at W. High St., turn right onto College Drive, travel under a railroad underpass and turn right at the sign for Riverfront Park and immediate left into the Park. Parking is also available at the offices of the Schuylkill River Greenway Association at 140 College Drive which 1/4 mile further down College Drive.
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Dog owners
By clester on August 19, 2009
My property backs onto the trail, I think it is great, people on bikes, on horses or just taking a stroll always say hello. I think my only complaint would be the dog poop! i see many many people walking their dogs, I have three myself, but i do not see them picknig up after them.
with an average of 30 dogs a day taking a walk in the summer it becomes very unpleasant for the residents near the trail. I pick up after mine I am sure you can too.
lets all try and keep it a nice place for everyone.
RE: Too Many Horse Pot Holes
By JeremyS on April 23, 2009
I would like to comment on a couple prior posts about the trail and it's users. I too am not fond of "Horse Pot Holes" and agree aquestrians should be considerate in riding single file on sections of the trail that are too narrow for other users to pass safely. However, we are all guilty of being inconsiderate at some point so if you happen upon a user(s) who is not sharing appropriately, instead of yelling please calmly explain to the user(s) how the trail should be used appropriately in consideration of others.

Regarding the surface of the trail I will say it is in good condition considering it is just spring time and all the maintenance that occurs after the winter thaw has not occured yet. The SRTS maintenance crews are making their rounds and I am sure the sections that incurred erosion from the winter will be maintained in the near future. In fact the SRTS has a volunteer Trail Keepers force that makes it's rounds on weekends to help with maintenance. You can volunteer your own time to help make the trail beautiful for all.

I ride the trail frequently to commute from home to work and back and most sections are fairly smooth for a crushed stone trail (with few exceptions noted above). I would encourage those of you who read the prior post to not become alarmed and think this trail is not a good trail to ride. Most of the people you encounter on the trail are pleasant and considerate and the trail leads to many sections or trailheads to get you where you would like to go for commuting or just for recreation.
Too Many Horse Hooves
By cbright22 on March 15, 2009
This trail was always my favorite for a quick 1 hour ride after work until 6 months ago. Someone galloped their horse there and now the trail is way too bumpy for a bike ride. It feels like you are on rumble strips!
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