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Canal Street Park
Park
24 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Northampton
Northampton, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.6% of Northampton is conserved land, roughly 60 acres. There are about 1.9 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Northampton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Northampton outdoors
Conserved land
3.6%
60 of 1,677 acres
Trails
1.9 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
6 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.2 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Northampton Municipal Park Complex
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Twenty-Sixth Street Playground
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Fourth Street Playground
Managed by Northampton Borough
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Northampton
Unnamed playground in Canal Street Park
Unnamed playground in Northampton Municipal Park Complex
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Fourth Street Playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.8 miUnpaved 1.6 mi
- Canal Street Park Heritage Trail Walkway1.0 mi
- D&L Trail0.8 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
60 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
- D&L Trail (bike route)0.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball8
- Basketball7
- Tennis4
- Beach volleyball1
- Skate park1
- Football1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Northampton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 49 acLocal Recreation Area 10 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Street ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 26 | Open |
| Northampton Borough ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| 26th Street ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Northampton Borough Football FieldLocal Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| 4th Street PlaygroundLocal Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Northampton Athletic AssociationLocal Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Alliance PlaygroundLocal Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Colonel John Siegfried MemorialPlaque
Allen Union CemeteryCemetery
Allen Union CemeteryCemetery
Saint John the Baptist Catholic CemeteryCemetery
St. Mary Greek Catholic CemeteryCemetery
Virgin Mary of Hungary Ukrainian Orthodox CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Northampton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | 3.6% | 1.9 mi | 4 |
| Allen | 18.3% | 0.7 mi | 6 |
| Whitehall | 8.2% | 17.6 mi | 17 |
| North Catasauqua | 4.8% | 1.5 mi | 1 |
| Coplay | 6.2% | 0.3 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Northampton's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.