点评:Known as the last towpath in America, the Canal is clearly visible right after crossing the New Hope – Lambertville Bridge while walking towards NJ. The overflow from New Hope catch basins keeps the water moving at quite a fast pace. The commercial operations of transporting goods to and from Philadelphia ceased over a hundred years ago.
On the right side (as we walked across the bridge towards Lambertville) we viewed the canal flowing along the back yards of many homes and restaurants giving diners a “table on the water” on the New Hope side. There is even a small bridge crossing the canal. We then crossed the street in Lambertville and walked for a few minutes along the canal on the left side. It was a very peaceful walk. We saw wildflowers, trees, ducks and geese in the steadily flowing water on the canal side and noticed the garden flowers and quaintly decorated homes on the other side.
There are a lot of markers, educational posters and plaques along the way for people to read about all the history that took place here.
This area is a great place to take walks at any time of the year – but especially during the Fall season when the leaves are beginning to change colors.
All the paths are nicely maintained. We loved our visit to this area.
翻译:这条运河被称为美国最后一条纤道,步行前往新泽西州时,穿过新希望-兰伯特维尔大桥后便清晰可见。新希望集水池的溢流使河水保持着相当快的速度。往返费城的商业货运业务早在一百多年前就停止了。
在右侧(当我们过桥走向兰伯特维尔时),我们看到运河沿着许多民宅和餐馆的后院流淌,在新希望这边,食客们可以享受“水上餐桌”。运河上甚至还有一座小桥。然后,我们穿过兰伯特维尔的街道,沿着左侧的运河走了几分钟。这是一次非常宁静的散步。我们看到了运河一侧流淌的河水中盛开的野花、树木、鸭子和鹅,也注意到了另一侧花园里的鲜花和装饰古雅的房屋。
沿途有很多路标、教育海报和牌匾,供人们阅读这里发生的所有历史。
一年四季,这里都是散步的好去处——尤其是在秋季,树叶开始变色的时候。
所有小径都维护得很好。我们非常喜欢这次的旅程。