Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail

28 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,000 ft of climbing · 323 ft–574 ft · earth, gravel surface · bike, hiking, ski · seasonal: Closed 12/15-7/15

CampgroundsVisitor centersBoat launches

567 ft 441 ft · 19 mi high 567 ft

Along the way Bushkill Access Boat Launch Smithfield Beach Boat Launch Dingmans Campground Bushkill Meeting Center

Trailheads McDade Trail - Bushkill Access South Trailhead 344 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Bushkill Access Trailhead 333 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Bushkill Village Trailhead 354 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Conashaugh Trailhead 425 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Egypt Mills Trailhead 359 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Eshback Trailhead 359 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Hialeah Trailhead 346 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Jerry Lees Trailhead 365 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Pittman Orchard Trailhead 389 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Riverview Trailhead 336 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Schneider Farm Trailhead 409 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Smithfield Beach Trailhead 329 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - Turn Farm Trailhead 422 ft Drive there · McDade Trail - White Pines Trailhead 398 ft Drive there

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.