Parks & Recreation
Saucon Rail Trail - Lower Saucon Township Portion

The Lower Saucon Township portion of the trail (1.4 miles) runs south from the Saucon Creek Bridge (behind Neighbors) to the border with Upper Saucon Township, just south of Bingen Road. The Lower Saucon Township portion of the trail is open daily from dawn to dusk. Permitted uses are walking, jogging, bicycling and cross-country skiing. Please stay on the trail at all times and do not trespass onto private property. Dogs on leash are permitted on the trail and dog owners must clean up and remove all feces from the trail. There are trash receptacles at the Reading Drive Trailhead site and at the Meadows Road crossing gate. There is a portable toilet at the Reading Drive Trailhead site. Restroom facilities are also available at the Upper Saucon Township Community Park and at the Hellertown Borough's Grist Mill and Water Street Park trailheads. Effective October 19, 2011, Lower Saucon Township adopted a Geo-game Policy which regulates the placement of geocaches in Township parks and on the Township portion of the Saucon Rail Trail. The policy can be viewed HERE. For more information on the Saucon Rail Trail Markers please click HERE. In order to receive approval to hold an event on the Saucon Rail Trail, a SAUCON RAIL TRAIL SPECIAL EVENT FORM must be submitted to the Saucon Rail Trail Oversight Commission. The Reading Drive Trailhead is now open to the public with 20 parking spaces and a portable toilet. The picnic area will be completed shortly. The Saucon Rail Trail Oversight Commission is raising funds for a water fountain for the Reading Drive Trailhead site. Information on this fund drive can be viewed HERE. NO PARKING IS PERMITTED ALONG LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP ROADS ADJACENT TO THE RAIL TRAIL

Saucon Rail Trail Oversight Commission

With the adoption in September 2011 of an Intergovernmental Agreement of Cooperation between the four (4) municipalities who share the Saucon Rail Trail, the Rail Trail Advisory Committee, which guided the initial development of the northern section of the trail, will become the SAUCON RAIL TRAIL OVERSIGHT COMMISSION. The Commission, which will be comprised of two (2) members and one (1) alternate member from each of the communities, will continue to act in an advisory capacity to the municipal Supervisors and Councils to provide guidance and oversight regarding the construction, operation, maintenance and improvement of the Saucon Rail Trail.

Saucon Rail Trail Oversight Commission Members:
Steve LaBrake, Hellertown Borough
Joseph Pampanin, Hellertown Borough
Chuck Hampton, Hellertown Borough
Roger Jurczak, Lower Saucon Township
Jerry Holum, Lower Saucon Township
Peter Jarrett, Upper Saucon Township
Susan Anderson (Alternate), Upper Saucon Township

Rail Trail Oversight Commission meetings are held the 4th Monday of each month.

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