LYCOMING CREEK BIKEWAY:
HEPBURNVILLE-WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
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Last Updated: October 31, 2024
Length: Lycoming Creek Bikeway; 5.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy. Flat paved trail.
Directions:
To Start from W Creek Road parking lot in Hepburnville; From the end of I-180 in Williamsport continue north along Route 15. Take exit 140 to Marshall Ave east. Come to Lycoming Creek Rd and turn left. Cross over Lycoming Creek and come to W Creek Rd after 0.8 miles. Turn left and just after Bair Dr the parking lot will be on your left. Trailhead just past this parking lot.
The Lycoming Creek Bikeway travels from Hepburnville, South to Williamsport, following Lycoming Creek. Native Americans used this pathway, which they called the Lagahani Trail, as part of a major transportation route between central Pennsylvania and the towns of Corning and Elmira, New York. Later Penn Central built a rail line on the corridor. For more information visit; LYCOMING CREEK BIKEWAY . East of here in Williamsport is the Susquehanna Riverwalk .
Starting from the W Creek Road parking lot in Hepburnville; I haven't checked out this section. The paved Lycoming Creek Bikeway travels South, passing by a ball field, before a pedestrian bridge crosses Lycoming Creek. Cross McKee Rd and Pleasant Hill Rd as you follow a field before entering a residential corridor. Come to Beauty Ave and continue straight along a short road out to Marshall Rd. Use Caution, No Crosswalk. You'll pick up the paved trail at 1 mile. The trail continues along an industrial corridor. Cross a bridge over Lycoming Creek at 1.5 miles. Pass by Balls Mills Soccer Club along your left before coming to a Spur Trail on your right at 1.9 miles.
Note; This Spur Trail will bring you to the Heshbon Park parking lot. Sports fields & courts, playground, restrooms.
Continuing along this open residential/industrial corridor you'll cross another bridge over Lycoming Creek at 2.7 miles. The trail now travels just below Route 15, crossing over Bottle Run and coming to Mahaffey Lane at 3.3 miles. Old Lycoming Park parking lot here. The trail now travels between Old Lycoming Park and below Route 15. Sports fields & courts and playground. The trail then follows alongside Upper Green Ave out to Mill Lane. I've checked out this next section. Travel right, underneath Route 15 and you'll pick up the trail on your left at 3.8 miles, as it continues South, just below Route 15 along an industrial corridor. Come to Memorial Ave in Williamsport at 4.5 miles and again, travel left back underneath Route 15 and crossing back over Lycoming Creek to Hammond Pl. Turn right, South and you'll rejoin the trail as it travels atop a dyke, with Lycoming Creek below right. Travel past the Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field along your left before crossing W 4th St at 4.9 miles.
Note; Left down W 4th St will bring you to the Max M. Brown Memorial Park parking lot. Playground, Splash Cove, picnic pavilions, sports courts & fields. You can also access the Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. At the Northern End of the park you'll find a statue for the site of the "first Little League baseball game".
Continuing atop the dyke, you'll pass by ball fields and a Skate Park below, followed by Elm Park. Finally, you'll pass by an old RR bridge over the creek on your right before the trail ends after 5.3 miles at W 3rd St.
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