November 1, 2012
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Bob Rodale Cycling and Fitness Park

Park Location
Village of Trexlertown, Upper Macungie Twp. Park area is 103.4 acres.

The Bob Rodale Cycling and Fitness Park is a mecca for bicycle track racing in the eastern U.S. The main feature of the park is the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, a 333-meter Velodrome that is owned by the County and managed as a not-for-profit corporation. Staffing contributed by Rodale Press, Inc. The track is open to the public at select hours. Other opportunities at the park include soccer, softball, cricket, basketball, and a picnic pavilion that seats 32 people.

The 71-acre tract west of Mosser Road has a 1.3-mile long, 24-foot wide asphalt track with a 0.6-mile inner flat loop and a .75-mile inner hill loop for bicycling, rollerblading and jogging.  Other features include an exterior walking course, picnic pavilion (seats 48 people) with grill, and tot track with sandbox.  A wooded nature trail features a boardwalk through the wetlands with opportunities for nature observation.

Available Activites and Facilites

Bob Rodale Cycling and Fitness Park
Playground x   Horseback riding  
Picnicking x   Fishing  
Pavilion x   Boating  
Softball x   Cross Country skiing x
Baseball - official     Ice-skating  
Baseball -little league     Hunting  
Soccer x   Nature study x
Tennis     Historic structure  
Basketball x   Zoo  
Hiking/walking x   Restrooms x
Bicycling x   Gazebo  
  
 
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