my first volkssport trail tested today!

Today Pat, Dave Brown (the guy who walked to Kansas), Bonnie and I trail tested my Volkssport walk thru south Bethlehem. They liked it. A nice mix of history, industry, revitalization, mansions, and no scary neighborhoods.

I was thrilled. The 10K came in at 6 miles, rather than 6.2, but they said that was okay.

The walk starts at the Comfort Suites and heads up Brodhead to Memorial Drive.  It goes thru Lehigh's campus, and then thru Taylor Stadium to Zollner. Now for these walks you need to do a 5 K and a 10K. So after leaving Zollener, the group would head straight down to the Greenway. The 10K heads back out Packer to Vine, down Vine to Morton, and Back to New. This convoluted route circumvents the stars that go down to New.

Then we headed down New and picked up the Green way. The 10K takes the Greenway all the way to the the Casino. The 5K heads down Sands Boulevard. We cross Daly at the Skatepark and head onto casino property. You pretty much just follow the sidewalks around the casino, and then the outlet mall. As you pass the doors to the Outlet Mall, there is a crosswalk to head towards ArtsQuest. When the High Line is done, we'll walk there. Right now you just walk thru the ruins, then Arts Quest out First Street. Take Webster to Columbia and Columbia to 2nd Street.

When you reach the Steelworkers Memorial, the 5K people head back to the Comfort Suites. The 10K continues on 2nd, heads up the bridge ramp, double crosses the street and heads up Brighton to Uncas. Then down Third, down Wyandotte to 4th, down 4th to Brodhead and back to the Comfort Suites.

Afterwards Pat and Dave went into the Comfort Suites to talk about having a walk box there. They said yes. Now we just need to have it approved by the board and the AVA.

If it's approved, I'll need to rework the northside route and add something more interesting than crossing the Fahy Bridge. Maybe the Monocacy Creek trail to Burnside? Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers? the Armory? I'll think of something.