Parks & Recreation
Saucon Rail Trail - Lower Saucon Township Portion

For more information on the Saucon Rail Trail Memorial Bench Program click HERE

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 The Township has acquired the Reading Road Trailhead site effective March 2, 2012. During it's development, public parking is permitted at this site. NO PARKING IS PERMITTED ALONG LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP ROADS ADJACENT TO THE RAIL TRAIL 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 is a trash receptacle at the Reading Road Trailhead site There is a portable toilet at the Reading Road 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 Trail Trail Markers please click HERE

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
Gail Nolf, Hellertown Borough
Chuck Hampton, Hellertown Borough
Roger Jurczak, Lower Saucon Township
Jerry Holum, Lower Saucon Township
Peter Jarrett, Upper Saucon Township
Sara Pandl, Upper Saucon Township
Susan Anderson (Alternate), Upper Saucon Township
Erin Frederick, Coopersburg Borough

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

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