Holtwood Environmental Preserve provides lakeside recreational opportunities and facilities for camping, hiking, picnicking on more than 5,000 acres on both shores of the lower Susquehanna River in Lancaster and York counties.
Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway: Building a cultural and historical scenic loop trail network on both banks of the Susquehanna River in Harford and Cecil counties, MD.
Maryland Trails: Extensive links and resource list for U.S. biking, hiking and equestrian trails by the American Trails Organization. (We're sending you to their Maryland page.)
National Bicycle Greenway: Searchable database of bike routes, commuter routes, trails throughout the United States.
Otter Creek Camp: Located in Airville, PA on the western bank of the Susquehanna River. Meet Otter B. Goode!
Pedaling.com: Free self-guided road bike routes and mountain bike trails including maps, cue sheets and trail descriptions.
Philadelphia Bike Rentals: Handy traveler's list compiled by the Bicycle Club of Philadelphia. The BCP website covers the "City of Brotherly Love" and surrounding Pennsylvania areas.
Rocks State Park (MD): Falling Branch Area, Hidden Valley Natural Area: Rocks has 855 acres of dense forests and massive boulders rising above Deer Creek. The King and Queen Seat, once a ceremonial gathering place of the Susquehannock Indians, affords a view of Harford County. See park map.
Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal ran from Havre de Grace to Wrightsville, PA and left an indelible mark on Havre de Grace. The 1840s Ripple House, which houses Biller's Bikes, accommodated canal travelers and businessmen in that era. This brief article is from the Historical Marker Database.
Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge: A very short illustrated piece on the bridge (map) which crosses the Susquehanna between Perryville and Havre de Grace, MD. See also Wikipedia.com.
U.S. Route 40 website by AA Roads. Maps, pictures, history and more of the US Rt. 40 Pulaski Highway. Rt. 40 parallels the Old Philadelphia Road (Rt. 7) and was the I-95 of its day. The Rt. 40 Pulaski Highway crosses the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace at the Thomas Hatem Memorial Bridge. (See our Bridge Services page for bridge crossing information.) Terrific photos!
White Clay Creek Preserve: The 1,341-acre White Clay Creek Preserve is in southern Chester County, PA three miles north of Newark, Delaware. White Clay Creek Preserve shares boundary with White Clay Creek State Park of Delaware.