New York & the Mid-Atlantic Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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family and friends on hot

days – hop in, grab your

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The Drive » The quick way

is Rte 97 south. A scenic

alternative is River Rd on

the Pennsylvania side of the

Delaware – after crossing the

bridge in Calicoon, turn left onto

a rough dirt road. Just 5.5 miles

later at an intersection with

the bridge to Cochecton (cuh-

SHEK-ton), make a right and

then a quick left back onto the

paved portion of River Rd.

2 Narrowsburg

Another small,

essentially one-street

town, Narrowsburg

overlooks the deepest

(113ft) and widest spot on

the Delaware. There’s an

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

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Tranquil Catskills

Calicoon is already

in the southern tier of the

Catskills; head north to

access the heart of this

mountains region.

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Bucks County &

Around

From Stroudsburg at the

southern end of the Gap,

take Rte 33 to historic

Bethlehem and a trip with

other perspectives on the

Delaware.

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