Take a left and keep left as you descend Brosville. That’s Allentown up hill to the right. Walk down Brosville a few hundred yards to Welcome Garden at Monastery St.
StepTrek Route: Goldroute 2021
Gold/West route 2021
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* The Knoxville Incline Greenway
A gravel, timber-lined foot trail marks the entrance from Brosville. A bridge crosses over where the Knoxville Incline ran from 1890 to 1960. Over the years, SSSNA members have pulled several hundred tires from the ravine as part of an area clean up. Now a parklet honors its history. From the right side of bridge you can see heavy stone retaining walls and the trough through which the incline rode. The Greenway was created in 2016 in partnership with GTECH Strategies as part of its ReClaim South program. It continues down the Welsh Way stairs. The project is on the border with Allentown and Allentown CDC donated the trees planted in the parklet.
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Fritz St. & Knoxville Incline Trail
Turn right. The trail follows what was Fritz St. It’s hard to believe you’re in the city! Be careful as you walk Knoxville Incline Trail to Brosville St.
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Hartford St.
Take a left and descend the narrow, curvy lane. Stay right and descend 27 steps. Continue to end of street and steps. That’s St. Paul of the Cross Monastery high on the hill across the ravine.
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Arlington Ave.
Make left and ascend Arlington two blocks. Pass Behring St. and round the corner where you’ll find Hartford St. The trolley tracks link Station Square below with Allentown, a hilltop community.
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Newton St.
Continue along the foot path to the narrow lane and Lauer Way Steps. Notice the beautiful views of South Side and downtown. That’s South Side Stadium directly below.
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German Square/Owl Way Steps
Go to the stairway on the right and climb the 128 steps, which hook to the right, and lead to Newton St.
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* German Square
Named after the German families who settled on the hillside, the square features parallel sets of steps that climb into the Slopes.
