Loop #1 – 6.6 miles
Starting and finishing at the 1799 House; Yardley, PA.

Aid station: General Washington Memorial Blvd (mile 3)

Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop1.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/96328249
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/3021548894026456338
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/4917292378

Loop Overview:
Park at the Yardley Park and Ride, start on the towpath behind the 1799 House.

The first bridge we will be crossing is the narrow Washington Crossing Bridge (mile 14.6). This bridge opened in 1904 with a total length of 877ft. The substructures of this bridge date to 1831. This bridge consists of two lanes of car traffic despite only being 15 feet wide.

On the other side of this route is the Scudder Falls Bridge (mile 5.8). This is the newest bridge of the Delaware River Loop Series having opened to traffic in the summer of 2019, it is also the longest (1,740ft) and highest bridge of the Loop Series. In late November of 2021 the bridge finally opened up to pedestrian traffic.

Important Directions:
If you’re coming from NJ save yourself some toll money and take the Calhoun Street Bridge or the Washington’s Crossing Bridge to get to the start.

Look for the RIGHT to get to NJ at mile 2.6, there is a sign that reads “Washington Crossing Visitors Center”. Follow the road and cross the bridge into NJ, make the first RIGHT onto the path to continue South to the second bridge.

To go back into PA you will hop onto the ramp to the bridge well BEFORE you get to the bridge itself.

Notable landmarks:
Permanent restrooms at the start area in the 1799 House (a centuries old home restored and repurposed by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission)

Where to go after:
A mile South of the starting area is the town of Yardley. Filled with a lot of great restaurants and a great brewery that serves food (Vault Brewing). If you’re looking for a good cup of coffee there's Pretty Bird Coffee and for a full breakfast I recommend Mil-Lee’s Yardley Diner, great food and affordable. If you’re looking for drinks and/or lunch there are many places to choose from, the historic Continental Tavern is a must visit.

Loop #2 – 7.1 miles
Starting and finishing at Holcombe Jimison Farmstead Museum: Lambertville, NJ.

Aid station: Hal H. Clark Park (mile 3.6)

Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop2.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46471618
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582453
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675785957

Loop Overview:
The first bridge on this loop is the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge (mile 1). This bridge opened in 1904 with a total length of 1,053ft.

The second bridge we cross will be the Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge (mile 5.8). This bridge opened for traffic in 1927 and has a total length of 825ft.

Important Directions:
In about a mile make a RIGHT and CROSS onto Bridge St. to get into PA, road may be busy.

When you cross the bridge into PA continue straight through the traffic light, this area can have a lot of traffic, please obey all pedestrian laws. You will need to cross the street (IF you cross over the canal/towpath/towpath bridge then you went too far) and make a RIGHT onto the towpath to go North (the RIGHT turn onto the towpath is only about 100m from the light.)

A set of steps on the towpath will bring you onto the bridge to get back into NJ. The towpath entrance in NJ is actually about a quarter mile away from the bridge (at the Stockton General Store), make a RIGHT onto the towpath.

Notable Landmarks:
The starting area of the Holcombe Jimison Farmstead has structures dating close to 300 years old!

Where to go after:
New Hope (PA) and Lambertville (NJ) is less than a 5 to 10 minute car ride and both towns are filled with many great restaurants, cafes and bars. A short-ish walk away from the start is our favorite ice cream place, Owowcow. If you’re looking for a good cup of coffee check out the Lambertville Trading Company, Union Coffee or the new Luminary Coffee. Looking for breakfast? Check out Chive Cafe or Meta Cafe for the best breakfast sandwiches EVER!

Loop #3 – 7.3 miles
Starting and finishing at the Virginia Forrest Recreation Area; New Hope, PA.

Aid station: Route 29 (mile 4.3)

Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop3.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46471126
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582135
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675755972

Loop Overview:
The first bridge we will be crossing is the Lumberville-Raven Rock Bridge (mile 2.1). This pedestrian bridge opened in 1947 and has a total length of 688ft. The bridge was built by the world famous John A. Roebling Sons of Trenton, NJ. Famous for their wire cables used in the Brooklyn, George Washington and Golden Gate suspension bridges.

The second bridge we cross is also the second bridge we crossed during Loop #2, the 1927 Centre Bridge-Stockton Bridge.

Important Directions:
As you approach the first bridge make the first LEFT AFTER the bridge and then a LEFT again onto the street before finally making the next LEFT onto the bridge itself. Once in NJ go straight through the large parking lot OVER the canal and make the RIGHT onto the towpath.

To go back into PA CROSS and make the RIGHT onto Bridge St. (you’ll see a red building with a sign reading Stockton), follow Bridge St to and over the bridge into PA. There is a set of steps on your left. Go down them and make the RIGHT on the towpath to head back North to the starting area.

Notable landmarks:
Permanent restrooms at Virginia Forrest Recreation Area, the Bulls Island Visitor’s Center (mile 2.3) and Prallsville Mills (mile 5.3, an 18th century mill complex)

Where to go after:
Head South to New Hope (PA) and Lambertville (NJ), they’re about a 10 minute car ride and both towns are filled with many great restaurants, cafes and bars. Cravings in Stockton is simple, tasty and affordable and the Lumberville General Store (just a few minutes North by car) is good with great ambiance. 

Loop #4 – 11.1 miles
Starting and finishing at the 1799 House; Yardley, PA.

Aid station: D&R Trailhead/Prospect St (mile 5.7).
Short aid stations: Black Rock Road (mile 3), Trenton Country Club (mile 8.4) 

Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop4.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46470680
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582334
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675779183

Loop Overview:
This loop will take you onto City streets for about a half mile as soon as you cross into New Jersey.

The first bridge of this loop is the Calhoun Street Bridge (mile 7.6). This is the oldest bridge of the entire Delaware River Loop Series and was built in 1884 with a total length of 1,274ft. This bridge also helps connect segments to the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000 mile trail system connecting Maine to Florida.

The second bridge you cross over will be the same bridge you crossed way back in Loop #1, the new and LONG Scudder Falls Bridge.

Important Directions:
Same parking and start as in Loop #1.

Once you cross the river into NJ you will continue straight on Calhoun Street then make a LEFT at the light (W. State St.) then you will make a RIGHT at the next light (Prospect Ave) and the entrance to the towpath will be on your LEFT at the next light (you will see the trailhead/gate), once you enter the towpath continue to your LEFT. (total distance on streets is about a half mile).

To get back into PA you will first go UNDER the bridge (mile 10.1) before you see the ramp to get onto the bridge. This is the same bridge you crossed way back during Loop #1.

Notable Landmarks:
Trenton Country Club (mile 8, opened in 1897). Cadwalader Park (Designed by Frederick Olmstead in 1887, designer of Central Park, NYC). Permanent bathrooms on PA side right before the first bridge (closed seasonally) and at the start in the 1799 House. Port-o-pot at mile 3.

Where to go after:
Same as Loop #1; one mile south is the town of Yardley. Check out a place you didn’t get a chance to during Loop #1 or head to Morrisville for some drinks and snacks from our friends at Ashlynn Distillery or Bitchin' Kitten Brewery!

Loop #5 – 14.8 miles
Starting and finishing at the Washington Crossing Parking Lot/Nelson House; Titusville, NJ. 

Aid station: New Hope/Lock 11 (mile 7.5).
Short aid stations: Fireman’s Eddy (mile 5.1), Thompson-Neely House (mile 9.6)

Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop5.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46471382
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582283
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675768089

Loop Overview:
Both of these bridges should look familiar to you. The first bridge of this loop is the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge which we crossed in Loop #2 and the second bridge is the narrow 15ft wide Washington Crossing Bridge which was the first bridge we crossed of the Loop Series way back during Loop #1.

Important Directions:
To go into PA from NJ as you enter Lambertville the towpath crosses RIGHT OVER the canal then LEFT into town, then make the LEFT on Bridge St. to cross over into PA.

To get back onto the towpath it is almost the same as in Loop #2. (Remember, once in PA you go straight through the traffic light). Instead of crossing the street and making the right like we did in Loop #2 we go through a tiny hidden parking lot on the LEFT just BEFORE you cross the canal, stay towards your right and then make a LEFT onto the towpath. (IF you cross over the canal then you went too far). You will then run behind some homes and businesses, eventually some steps will bring you down to Main St. The aid station will be in this area. Cross the street and toward your RIGHT (or in front of you) you will see a sign for the towpath entrance which will be on the LEFT where the homes are. Some runners simply make the left on Main Street as soon as they enter PA.

To get back into NJ there will be a sign reading “Washington Crossing Visitors Center” where to make the LEFT toward Washington Crossing around mile 14, keep your eyes open for that sign. The LEFT is AFTER you go UNDER the bridge. Follow the road and cross the bridge into NJ.

Notable Landmarks:
Bowman’s Tower (PA), you can see the tower over the river from the NJ side around miles 4 to 5. On the PA side you can begin to see the tower on your approach around mile 9. Revolutionary Soldier’s Graves (monument and gravesite near the Thompson-Neely house at mile 9.5)

Where to go after:
Patriot’s Crossing (basically where the run starts, decent pub grub and bar with good prices), It’s Nutts (quarter mile up the road, popular fun roadside spot with good food). Or a short ride north to Lambertville and New Hope and each have plenty of great options.

Loop #6 – 18.9 miles
Starting and finishing at Bull’s Island Recreation Area. Stockton, NJ.

Aid station: Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge-PA side (mile 9.1)
Short aid stations: Devil’s Tea Table at Warsaw Road (mile 4.1), Treasure Island (mile 13.3) 

Course maps/directions:
GPX: http://www.beckinabox.com/loop6.gpx
Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/46471819
Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/21582517
MapMyRun: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2675796151

Loop Overview:
The first bridge of this loop is the Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge (mile 8.9). This bridge was built in 1931 and has a total length of 950 feet.

The final bridge we cross of the Delaware River Loop Series should look familiar, we crossed it back in Loop #3. The 1947 Lumberville-Raven Rock pedestrian bridge (mile 18.6). Enjoy the final view of the mighty Delaware!

Important Directions:
Once in PA to get back onto the towpath make a LEFT after the bridge, next RIGHT onto Uhlerstown Hill Road, make LEFT just BEFORE the covered bridge onto the towpath. There is a sign.

To get back into NJ back a RIGHT BEFORE you get to the pedestrian bridge, make a LEFT onto the road and make the LEFT onto the bridge.

Notable Landmarks:
Devil’s Tea Table (mile 4.2) is the name for a unique rock formation that overlooks the canal and river. This rock formation sits almost 500ft above the river so you should be able to see it through the leafless branches. Uhlerstown Covered Bridge (built in 1832), located just beyond your left turn onto the towpath at mile 9.5. Treasure Island Scout Reservation, the oldest Boy Scout camp in the country, opened in 1913, there is a placard dedicated to the camp around mile 13.3.

Where to go after:
Lumberville General Store; walk over the pedestrian bridge into PA, make a left and the store is on the other side of the road. Good food and coffee in a warm and cozy historic place to hang out, built in 1770. Across the street overlooking the river and the bridge is the Black Bass Hotel, built in the 1740’s, it has a beautiful historic bar. Or head north to Frenchtown and visit our friends at Honey Moon Bakery & Pizzeria. Want to celebrate? There's Federal Twist Winery a minute South or a few minutes further is Odd Bird Brewing.

You've passed through many beautiful river towns throughout the past few months. There are many places to visit and explore. Check them out!