John Marquette

Review of Schuylkill River Greenway Asso...

Free bicycling! Now that I have your attention...y...

Free bicycling! Now that I have your attention...yep, free and no strings. The trail conservancy and Tri-County Bicycles on High Street in Pottstown have yellow beach cruisers to lend on presentation of a drivers license. Check the website for schedule.

And now to the trail: the section I rode is 4.5 miles (approx) from the College Drive trailhead to the bridge over the Schuylkill just over the Berks County line. It's essentially level, being a converted rail line. The outbound/northern/upstream direction is a very gradual uphill grade.

The Montgomery County portion is paved and passes old and abandoned factories. It's well-maintained. For me, the best part of today's ride was the Thun Trail (Berks County continuation of same trail) is packed gravel, well-tended, and canopied. The industrial portion of the ride is OK, the Thun Trail was the payoff.

The trail continues north to Birdsboro. We stopped at midpoint on the bridge (trail milepost 47), with the thought to start in Birdsboro with our own bikes next time riding south to Pottstown.