Take a Hike… on the 202 Bypass (While You Still Can)

The 202 Bypass is slated to open in September. It’s pretty much all completed, and for months people have used it as a bike path or to take a leisurely weekend stroll.

Technically it’s a bit frowned upon as there are still Road Closed signs up at all access points, but it’s considered common practice enough that a police officer was stationed at the Lower State Rd intersection during the recent standoff so people couldn’t get to the stretch behind Doylestown Lea.

While there’s still going to be a 12-foot wide Shared Use Path alongside the parkway after it officially opens—and five-foot wide bike lanes on the parkway proper—this brief sliver of time affords a chance to ride or run along an unusually wide paved path without any noise from cars to distract. And with it being so brand new, there are no potholes to damage your expensive bike and it’s a smooth path that’ll be easy on your feet.

So don’t miss out on this rare chance to experience the outside in a way you typically don’t get to. Once the road opens for real, it’s gone for good.