The Highlands Trail co-aligns with the Saucon Rail Trail for it’s entire 7.5 mile length. The trail was developed on the former Bethlehem-Philadelphia Rail Line. by a multi-municipal partnership consisting of Coopersburg Borough and Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County and Hellertown Borough and Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County.
Highlands Trail Route
From the north, the trail begins in Hellertown Borough at Water Street Park and heads south through Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County and in Lehigh County, Upper Saucon Township and Coopersburg.
Trail Facts
The trail is surfaced with crushed stone. The Saucon Rail Trail Oversight Commission oversees and manages the trail, in partnership with the four member municipalities. The Saucon Rail Trail Oversight Commission meets monthly to manage the operation of the trail, which was established under a thirty-year lease agreement with SEPTA.
Trail Access Points
The Saucon Rail Trail can be accessed at the following trailheads:
- Water Street Park, Hellertown
- Wagner-Knecht Grist Mill Park, Hellertown
- Saucon Street, Hellertown (no parking at this location)
- Reading Drive, Lower Saucon Township
- Washington Lane, Upper Saucon Township (no parking)
- Upper Saucon Township Community Park, Upper Saucon Township
- Station Avenue, Upper Saucon Township
- Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Park (Landis Street), Upper Saucon Township
Nearby Destinations
- Hellertown Borough
- Coopersburg Borough
- City of Bethlehem
- Saucon Park, Bethlehem
- Water Street Park, Hellertown
- Upper Saucon Community Park
- Southern Lehigh Living Memorial Park, Upper Saucon Township