FreeWalkers Getaway: Wissahickon Trail Walk

7299 Station Ave,Fort Washington PA 19034

22 August, 2021

Description

Enjoy our FreeWalkers weekend getaway along two gorgeous trails. Start: Fort Washington StationFinish: 30th St StationDistance: 20miReturn: Enjoy our FreeWalkers weekend getaway along two gorgeous trails. Start: Fort Washington Station Finish: 30th St Station Distance: 20mi Return: SEPTA train Coordinator: Charles Updike Transit: SEPTA train between 30th St and Fort Washington. Optional endpoints:Chestnut Hill West Station, East Falls Station Some details may be subject to change. Register to stay tuned to developments. Highlights: 20-mile walk from Fort Washington to downtown Philadelphia along the Wissahickon Creek This event is free and open to the public, and part of a two-day walk. Walk either or both. Numerous lodging options near Fort Washington. Sat Aug 21 Holmesburg to Ft Washington (Pennypack Creek) Sun Aug 22 Ft Washington to Center City Philadelphia (Wissahickon Creek) This beautiful walk follows the Wissahickon Creek downstream and includes a segment not travelled by FreeWalkers in other events. At the end of the Wissahickon, we follow the Schuylkill River into Center City with rail and bus connections at 30th Street Station. Partners: Circuit Trails is 800 miles of interconnected trails in Greater Philadelphia in the making, already one of America's largest trail networks. Once connected, the Circuit Trails will be one of the nation's premier urban trail networks and it will provide multiple benefits to neighborhoods, communities and the region as a whole.