Leg 2: Allentown to Reading
Number of people walking today: 10
| Route Summary | Some road sections have little shoulder room. Be careful! Van transport from hotel to beginning of walk. Van transport to end-of-day hotel. Meet at Boyer’s Food Market by 3:45 for pick-up. |
| Starting Point | Fairfield Inn & Suites Allentown West 208 PA Route 100 Breinigsville PA 18031 (610) 841-0100 |
| Starting Time | 7:15 am |
| End Walking Time | 3:45 pm |
| Ending Point | Boyer’s Food Market Fleetwood, 408 Park Rd, Fleetwood, PA, then take the van to: Doubletree by Hilton Reading 701 Penn St Reading PA 19601 (610) 375-8000 |
| Walking Mileage | 19.9 miles |
| Meals | Breakfast: Included for hotel guests Lunch: Kutztown Tavern, Saucony Creek Dinner: Dinner at Lynn Sakmann’s house, hosted by Lynn Sakmann A’75 and Dail Richie C’72 |
| Restrooms | Jak’s, Esterly Sandwich Shop, Renninger’s, Betty’s, Kutztown Tavern, Saucony Creek, Krispy Crunchy Chicken, Fleetwood Pizza, Fiore’s Italian |
| Contact Info | Van Driver: 470-653-7880. Route Manager: 336-782-1704 |
| Route map(s) | Grim’s Orchard to Boyer’s Food Market |
| Route map PDF | PDF: Grim’s Orchard to Boyer’s Market |
| Special Navigation Instructions | Grim’s Orchard, today’s starting point, may show up on your phone as GPS coordinates. iPhone users, you will still remove it once you hit your first stop, Mertztown. |
| Laundry Availability | No |
| Instructions for Driver | Notes: Construction near Grim’s may cause hazardous conditions. Evaluate and proceed south for drop-off if necessary. Map #1: MORNING: Drive walkers from hotel to Grim’s Orchard 3.5 miles. Map #2 : AFTERNOON: Pick up walkers at Boyer’s Market and drive to Doubletree by Hilton Reading 16.2 miles |
| Driver Map(s) | Map 1: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Allentown West to Grim’s Orchard & Family Farms, 9875 Schantz Rd, Breinigsville, PA 18031 Map 2: Boyer’s Food Market Fleetwood to DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Reading |
| History Blog Post | Salome Meurer, Our Muse |
| Miscellaneous Information | Navigation: Each Google Map route will have a starting point and multiple stops. iPhone users: when you arrive at a stop, you must remove the PREVIOUS starting point, making your current stop the NEW starting point. Android users: As long as you “arrive” at each stop, it will automatically advance to the next one. Otherwise, you will have to remove a stop. EXCEPTION: Do NOT remove any stops when you are in a dead zone! This will cancel the map and you will not be able to relaunch it. Deadzone: in poor or no cell phone coverage, you will still be able to see the route since GPS continues to work. Just don’t exit the map or try to remove a stop or you will lose the route. Safety: Obey all traffic laws. Use crosswalks and sidewalks wherever possible. When sidewalks are not available, generally it is recommended to walk against traffic but there may be times where the shoulder is wider walking WITH traffic. Be careful approaching curves and hills as visibility will be limited! Walk with a buddy. |