Delaware Canal New Hope to Washington Crossing Walk or Cycle
This stretch of the Delaware Canal towpath features the same flat, crushed red stone surface found along most of the 58 mile trail, making it ideal for walking, running and cycling. The standout attraction here is Washington Crossing Historic Park, divided into two distinct sections on the Pennsylvania side of the river. The northern unit offers riverside picnic pavilions set among mature trees, a memorial to the unknown soldiers who succumbed to exposure during Washington’s 1776 winter encampment, and direct access to the adjacent Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, where you can explore spring blooms of native trilliums, orchids and bog plants.
The southern unit of the park marks the exact point where George Washington’s army made the famous Delaware River crossing on Christmas night, 1776. Here you’ll find historic cannon replicas, interpretive panels recounting the operation, and more covered picnic areas overlooking the quietly flowing canal and the opposite New Jersey shoreline. Along this entire section, the canal runs in close parallel to the river, with wetlands and hardwood forests hosting great blue herons, muskrats and seasonal wildflowers, so even a short visit feels like a step back into both natural and national history.
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