Saylor Park — Attraction in Coplay

I love this park. It's named after David O Saylor who was 1 of the founders of America first Portland cement plant. Which those red brick vertical kilns here at Saylor park are from. There is also the slate outcrop. Saylor park sits along the Ironton rail trails 5 mile loop. The loop is relatively easy to ride/walk very slight hills, back in the steam locomotive era there was a risk of locomotive boilers exploding from water not fully covering the fire box so railroads were only between 1 and 3 % grade and the loop follows The old ironton railroad. Hence ironton rail trail. This is also a part of the D&L trail. I have rode the D&L from Lehigh Gap trail station site all the way to the freemansburg trailhead. I have some high lights of the trail from on YouTube "Anthony J Adventures." For railfan of old there is some old railroad stuff as well as a section of trolley track. I haven't rode the whole spur but there is a 4 mile spur with a vintage combination car, half restored, a fully restored caboose along the trail as well. Just past the kilns before the Coplay manitence faclity on the right in the woods is an old wood boxcar on private property it's rotted real bad but visible. There Also a Plymouth switcher locomotive up for static display restoration for Northamptons Dragon cement company. On the spur. There is also a beautiful trestle bridge you go under on the trail. Other highlights are a concrete phone booth for cementon east end yard with a utility pole with hundreds of glass insulators on it. If you visit you my see me on the trail. Great in the...

Cool trail. I didn't walk the newly paved trail much. Doggo and I mostly took the actual rail trail. You can possibly be fined without your dog on a leash so if your dog is not a leash dog do what I did and go get lost. Really side by side until you start finding random off beat trails and ruins here and there. Also some mountain biking trails. Around 10 miles loop trail. Neat history to it all. 4 stars because graffiti, trash and construction. Please keep your graffiti to the ruins and not main trails. Sorry, didn't take many pics. Anyone know why rock climbing/bouldering isn't allowed? There's a few potential projects that...

Nice place to go for a walk in the park. There is the Ironton Rail Trail that loops around. Close to the Giant for hydration and shopping. A playground for the children. A pool for the locals.(Rumor has it that the pool is not allowing non residents, I don't know how true it is. I overheard 3 Karens talking for me to hear) I'm a local so I'm not sure. Plenty of benches for the parents to sit while children play. There's a couple of picnic tables. Plenty of space for an old fashioned picnic. Shady areas as...