Wissahickon creek gorge loop trail pennsylvania alltrails. Sep 01, 2017 i take a little ride on the yellow trail in wissahickon park heading towards the city. Keep your ears tuned for chickadees, woodpeckers, titmice, blue jays, and more as you hike. Hike the wissahickon creek gorge orange and white trail. The site also has information on reoccurring rides from the numerous assess points to the trail system. Looking for a great trail in wissahickon valley park, pennsylvania. Be cautious when travelling on the wissahickon trail after rainstorms. Wissahickon trail montgomery county, pa official website. Join us on these 36 mile runs in fairmount park and the wissahickon, led by kevin roche from fairmount park conservancy.
Wissahickon valley park maps, plans and drawings collection fp. Wissahickon valley trail is a wonderful wooded park in north philadelphia. The wissahickon features a variety of terrain types. But most of all, we enjoy running the trails of philadelphias wissahickon watershed. Best trails in wissahickon valley park pennsylvania. Skippack pike between militia way and mathers lane fort washington to ridge ave. The trail starts on germantown avenue where the road crosses wissahickon creek. The horseshoe trail is a 140 mile multi use trail which originates in valley forge national park and terminates in the appalachian trail national park just north of harrisburg, pa. Parking information, trailheads and other information can be found in this map of the park. Let traillink be your trail guide for your next outdoor adventure. Friends of the wissahickon publishes a detailed, foldout map of the wissahickon valley park, showing trails, structures and places of interest in the park. The wissahickon trail will be developed for multiuse between forbidden drive and fort washington state park, where it will intersect with the cross county trail. As part of the rei coop family, were dedicated to making websites and mobile apps that help outdoor enthusiasts connect, share information and get out into the places they love to play. Philadelphias regional map for recommended onroad bicycle.
Wissahickon valley park is a singletrack mountain bike trail in philadelphia, pennsylvania. There are lots of people walking, jogging, mountain biking and. We organize several events during the year including springfall trail series, wissahickon trail classic, solstice run, marathon water table, and more. Wissahickon trail mileage chart stenton avenue cricket club ft. Along the trails visitors can also see the citys first drinking fountain, as well as shelters built by the works progress administration in the 1930s. Wissahickon valley park lavender and orange trails is a hiking, walking adventure located in or near philadelphia, pa. The wissahickon trail begins at the southern end at its junction with the schuylkill river trail at the mouth of the wissahickon creek at ridge avenue. Wissahickon trail philadelphia, pennsylvania state park. Download wissahickon valley park gps map data and view the topographic trail map. Although the trail is hosted in one of the largest urban parks in the united statesfairmont parkthe wissahickon gorge orange trail is something of an enigma.
This is a fairly easy hike within the city of philadelphia exploring some of the quieter parts of the wissahickon gorge, its meadows, along with historic valley green. In between is a pretty technical set of trails that take you through some really pretty territory. A more detailed trail guide to the white trail in wissahickon park links to resources mentioned in the video. I take a little ride on the yellow trail in wissahickon park heading towards the city. Grab a trail map and get all the tips you need about hiking wissahickon valley park. Within this loop youll encounter short, steep climbs, plenty of rocks and roots, a handful of logovers, jumps, a balance beam, old water viaducts, and the occasional rubblefilled descent. Wissahickon valley park mountain bike trail map, elevation.
Mountain biking irresponsibly during the covid19 pandemic puts you and others at risk. Wissahickon trail mileage chart montgomery county, pa. On a map it looks like it is far too close to the surrounding sprawling city of philadelphia to be enjoyable, but once on the trail, the surrounding scenery doesnt look like it is. Manayunknorristown regional rail line to wissahickon station. This project includes replacing the bridge over the wissahickon creek. Important announcement regarding the 2020 wissahickon trail classic 10k race and covid19. It provides a sense of calm in an otherwise hectic city. Parking is available at houston playground 900 grakyn ln. You can access trails to this meadow from wissahickon environmental center. The district serves approximately 4,655 students in the three contiguous communities of lower gwynedd township, the borough of ambler, and whitpain township an area of twentyfive square miles. The wissahickon restoration volunteers wrv and the wissahickon trail classic committee together are announcing that the june 6, 2020, 10k race and 5k guided hike have been cancelled to ensure the health and safety of our residents, runners, hikers, volunteers, and the general public. This might be the first ever stabilized pov footage of this trail which is a pretty cool feat. Grab a trail map and get all the tips you need about hiking wissahickon valley.
View a map of the trails and plan your next adventure. They have a bunch of information on the area as well as a map of the wissahickon trail system. Hiking the wissahickon gorge orange trail in philadelphia. Wissahickon valley park trail system pennsylvania trails. There is orange netting closing the area known as demo 1 which is the trail that runs from wises mill road south to the top of 7mph hill.
To see a map of the trail closure and detour, use this link. Jul 09, 2018 were offering guided trail runs in phillys parks. The trail is currently an existing walking path that stretches along the wissahickon creek from stenton avenue in whitemarsh township to a point near lansdale borough. Best trails in wissahickon valley park pennsylvania alltrails. The trail is pointtopoint, over 6 miles long and accessible to beginners. Driving directions the registration table and startfinish line are on forbidden trail where it intersects northwestern ave. Wissahickon valley park mountain bike trail map and elevation profile. Heading north continue across the railroad tracks along plymouth road and walk to the back of the train station parking lot. According to the friends of the wissahickon newsletter, the roxborough side will face major closings. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from april until september. Wissahickon valley park is a hiking adventure located in or near philadelphia, pa. Continue on the trail from the parking lot down the hill until it joins the green ribbon trail near the creek and head left. The trail winds down the wissahickon creek and passes by covered bridges, dams, light rapids and crosses streams.
Wissahickon valley park maps, plans and drawings collection. Main parking there is parking available along andorra road, northwestern ave, and. Wissahickon valley park trail system pennsylvania trails traillink. Buy a trail map frequent questions get directions contact fow friends of the wissahickon the fow office is located at 40 west evergreen avenue, suite 108, philadelphia, pa 19118. I have a copy of the map here, but you should check them for an updated version. The circuit trails wissahickon trail itinerary circuittrailsorg wissahickon trail schuylkill river to morris arboretum wissahickon valley, fairmount park, philadelphia pa access public transit. Wissahickon valley park lavender and orange trails. Houston estate land acquired 1951 march 5 1952 april 30 w2 map of wissahickon creek at intersection of wissahickon turnpike and thorps lane copy 1863 december w2 plan of land of william dean 22nd ward, philadelphia c.
Beyond fort washington, the trail will remain a walking path to protect the environmentally sensitive nature of the wissahickon valley. Wissahickon trail philadelphia, pennsylvania state. Wissahickon valley park trail system description view trail map send to app visitors to northwestern philadelphia can acquaint themselves with the parks that surround wissahickon creek on a nearly 9mile system of multiuse trails. Top fall hikes in wissahickon valley park philadelphia.
We are a diverse group of runners that participate in a variety of road and trail sporting events. We diligently enhance, promote, and protect these valuable natural assets. Wissahickon valley park philly day hiker hiking map. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. There are 57 miles of trails in wissahickon valley park, a lush, 1,800acre gorge, crossing forest and meadow before plunging down to the sundappled waters.
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