The New York herald., 1922-07-09
NEW MOTOR TRAIL
/ TO BINGHAMTON
Opening of Remarkable Link
Takes Motorists Through
a Beautiful Section.

The chief roadnan OF the Automobile
Club Of America went over the Laeks-
wanna Trail before the official OPEN
ing and also attended the opening.
which was held on June -. and pro-
nounced 1t scenic wonderland. The
new trail follows the roadbed OF the
old Lackawanna Railroad between
Scranton and New Milford and n con-
running on the side of the mountain
crete all the way. eighteen feet wide.
overlooking a valley with an ever
changing panorama OF magnificent
views.
The bureau Of tours OF the Automo-
bile Club of America. after a thorough
investigation OF all the trunk lines
leading to the Lackawanna Trail, an
nounces that the best way with the
greatest percentage Of good hard sur
face is to so through Newark. Mont
clair. Denville. Dover. Newton. Branch
Vile. crossing the Delaware River via
Dingmans Bridge to Dingmans. then
down the Delaware Valley through
Bushkill to Stroudsburg. The above
route Is also the best route at the
present time to reach the Delaware
Water Gap from New York. Motorists
going to the Water Gap will find II
preferable to go to Stroudsburg and
then on to the Gap. From Strouds-
burg go north via Ninth street and
follow a new concrete road through
Bartonville, Tannersville and Swift
water to Pocono Mountains. where
connections are made for Pocono
Manor. This is the most delightful
time of the year to go through the
Poconos. as the mountain laurel and
rhododendrons are in full bloom. From
Mount Pocono to Tobyhanna there are
one or two short stretches of rough
roads which can be traversed with very
little difficulty. From there on there
Is new concrete road recently fin
1shed to Scranton and the balance Of
the read surface over the Lackawanna
Trail to Binghamton is perfect. From
Binghamton to Owego there Is q very
rough stretch west of vestal due to
road construction on the south side Of
the river. From there on to Elmira,
through Waverly, the surface Is good
and the views of the Chemung Valley
entrancing. There is also a good road
from Elmiral to Watkins. Motorists
desiring longer tour can continue
north to Geneva, then west to Buffalo
and Niagara Falls, or east from Geneva
to Syracuse. then north to Alexandria
Bay, where the Adirondack region Is
entered. Returning from Watkins there
is an excellent hard surface road going
due east through ithaca, where Cornell
University Is located; Cortland. Gaze
novia and Richfield Springs to Coopers-
town. From Cooperstown the route
proceeds via Oneonta to Stamford
From there on there are two ways to
reach the Hudson River, equally as
scenic and with good road conditions
One Is to turn south at Grand Gorge
and go through Arkville and Phoenicia,
then around the Ashokan Reservoir to
kingston; or continue straight on from
Stamford through Prattsvile. Lexing-
ton and Tahnersville to Haines Falls.
then down over the Kaaterskill Glove,
which was recently finished. as far as
Palenville, then to Catskill and down
the west side OF the Hudson to Kings
ton. continuing south over the new
bridge. which was recently opened.
crossing the Rondout Creek to New
burgh. Just as soon as the construc-
ton work that is now going on between
Highland Falls and Bear Mountain,
also between Tompkins Cove and Hav-
erstraw. Is completed and the road
around Storm King Mountain opened
to the public, the above circular route
of 500 miles. with IS per cent. Of good
hard surface road. will be a wonder.