Palmer Bikeway

[1] The original idea for the Palmer Bikeway first came about in the late 1970s as a result of a United States Department of the Interior program to create walking and bicycle trails from many abandoned rail lines across the nation.

This section eliminated the need to traverse the steep grades from Chain Dam Road when traveling from Riverview Park.

The entire 7.8-mile length of the bike path is paved with asphalt and with the exception of a 1.5-mile section along Chain Dam Road the trail also occupies its own right of way.

As the bike path loops north around PA Rt 33 it runs through several residential neighborhoods and crosses five public roads at grade.

Local community groups will occasionally sponsor improvements to the trail as well, such as a recent Eagle Scout project to place clearly visible mile markers along the main section of the bike path.