Wissahickon park building rental looking for meeting space to conduct training, education, staff orientation or board meetings the newly renovated wissahickon park building may be the right fit. Officially known as wissahickon valley park, there are many great things to do in wissahickon gorge. The wissahickon valley park forbidden drive is a multiuse trail thats a great place to walk fido in philadelphia. Wissahickon creek rises in montgomery county, runs approximately 23 miles 37 km passing through and dividing northwest philadelphia before emptying into the schuylkill river at philadelphia. The 2,000acre wissahickon valley park contains some 50 miles of trails. Currently, no trails fully link with cooper river park. Wissahickon park apartments is an apartment in lansdale in zip code 19446. Seven miles of serene wilderness along the wissahickon creek stretch from chestnut hill to manayunk in northwest philadelphia. Main mapmeetup locationparking lemon hill broad street run prerace meetup and postrace picnic forbidden drivewissahickon, including access from river loop locust street donutpostrock and roll picnicaccess to park from center city west and university city pennypack park, northeast philly meetup spots and info for philly half and full marathon, rock and roll half, love run mayors.
To magnify, click on the image and a large pdf will load. Wissahickon loop mountain bike trail, balacynwyd, pennsylvania. Wissahickon valley park philadelphia 2020 all you need. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is norrist which is approximately 9 miles away and has an elevation of 70 feet 38 feet lower than wissahickon valley park. Wissahickon park apartments for rent philadelphia, pa. The perfect day trip leads just outside the philadelphia grid to this lush wonderland of greenery. Our toprated real estate agents in wissahickon park are local experts and are ready to answer your questions about properties, neighborhoods, schools, and the newest listings for sale in wissahickon park. It is great for walking the dog, running, and mountain biking. People seem pretty friendly along the trails and it feels very safe with all the hikers around. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station.
One of the very best things about living in philadelphia is fairmount park, specifically the wissahickon valley. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Wissahickon valley park mountain biking trails trailforks. Position your mouse over the map and use your mousewheel to zoom in or out. Friends of the wissahickon publishes a detailed, foldout map of the wissahickon valley park, showing trails, structures and places of interest in the park. Wissahickon valley park schuylkill river greenways. Join us on these 36 mile runs in fairmount park and the wissahickon, led by kevin roche from fairmount park conservancy. Hikers are allowed on any of them, but horseback riders, cyclists, and mountain bikers must get a special permit to use trails other than the forbidden drive and lincoln drive trails. Srt ale trails that connect sites along the trail volunteer static map pdf. Skippack pike between militia way and mathers lane fort washington to ridge ave. 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 of the wissahickon creek. W1 livery stable, south side of northeastern avenue, east of wissahickon drive n. Main and lakeview drive in lansdale borough the 600 s.
Wissahickon valley park is a rustic, natural park that offers numerous hiking, biking. Wissahickon park building rental lansdale borough, pa. The name of the neighborhood comes from the lenni lenape word wisameckham, for catfish creek, a reference to. Parking information, trailheads and other information can be found in this map of the park. Railstotrails conservancy has generously provided map data for this trail to bring fido for informational purposes only. It accessible from a small public park located off of norman ave. Get directions, maps, and traffic for wissahickon, pa.
Best trails in wissahickon valley park pennsylvania alltrails. Wissahickon is a neighborhood in the section of lower northwest philadelphia in the state of pennsylvania. Maps can be downloaded or printed in an 8 12 x 11 format. The name of the neighborhood comes from the lenni lenape word wisameckham, for catfish creek, a reference to the fish that were once plentiful in the wissahickon creek. Wissahickon valley park maps, plans and drawings collection. Looking for a great trail in wissahickon valley park, pennsylvania. Jul 09, 2018 were offering guided trail runs in phillys parks. Incredibly, for the location, you can almost always park along the shoulder of rittenhouse, so its probably easier to drive there than to walk. The wissahickon gorge philadelphia, pa rockhounding. Philly runners map of forbidden drivewissahickon park. There is parking available along andorra road, northwestern ave, and thomas road count on between 215 minute walk, depending on how far you end up parking. 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. Manayunk, wissahickon roxborough from west laurel hill cemetery, philadelphia, pennsylvania 1907. Wissahickon high school wissahickon school district.
Topographic map interpretation methods are used to determine wissahickon creek the drainage basin origin. Smith, 22nd ward, philadelphia 1928 january 16 w1 northwestern stable area north of building n. Visitors travel by foot, bicycle and horse along forbidden drive where motor vehicles are not allowed. Wissahickon valley park mountain bike trail map, elevation. Visitors find themselves lost in a feeling of wilderness as they walk, bike or ride horses through this undisputed gem of philadelphias park system. We recommend biking or carpooling to the event as parking may be limited.
Wissahickon trail montgomery county, pa official website. 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. Lansdale borough pennsylvania one vine street, suite 201 lansdale, pa 19446 phone. Wissahickon park lansdale borough, pa official website.
Wissahickon valley park trail system pennsylvania trails traillink. The park is full of easily accessible and well marked trails along the river and creeks. The wissahickon environmental center at the andorra natural area is a great. Refer to the bicycle coalition of greater philadelphias regional map for recommended onroad bicycle routes linking with the trail. Main parking there is parking available along andorra road, northwestern ave, and. Mills and taverns were demolished, and in 1920, the wide road paralleling the creek was closed to vehicular traffic and became forbidden drive. Wissahickon gorge north loop pennsylvania alltrails. The wissahickon trail, also known as the green ribbon preserve trail, will run from the liberty bell trail in the north penn area to philadelphias forbidden drive trail in the fairmount park.
Wissahickon creek creek wissahickon to fort washington expo center to pa turnpike entrance to norristown to butler pike, to evansburg state park, 12 mi. Hiking wissahickon valley park, philadelphia pa youtube. How to survive alone in the wilderness for 1 week eastern woodlands duration. Let us imagine taking a walk down the wissahickon creek, just to get acquainted with our creek. In the wissahickon neighborhood in philadelphia, pa, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as irish 36. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Grab a trail map and get all the tips you need about hiking wissahickon valley park. Highlights of the wissahickon and philadelphia, pa yelp. 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. Proposed plan of wissahickon valley park, bells mill road to philadelphia county. Of course, the area is primarily known for its natural beauty. Driving directions the registration table and startfinish line are on forbidden trail where it intersects northwestern ave. Past wissahickon birdathon official results will be available soon stay tuned. The fairmount park commission acquired the 1,800 acres of the wissahickon valley in 1868 in order to preserve the purity of the citys water supply. Wissahickon creek flows for approximately 23 miles in a south direction to join the. Its geology and geography colleen gasiorowski college of general studies university of pennsylvania philadelphia, pa 19104. Wissahickon valley park trail system pennsylvania trails. Ta james takes out a map and answers both her questions, and, of course. 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. Wissahickon valley park is one of the 63 parks that make up fairmount park, philadelphias 9,200 acres urban park system, the largest in the united states.
Best trails in wissahickon valley park pennsylvania. There are also miles of side trails that wind through the wooded hillside. According to the friends of the wissahickon newsletter, the roxborough side will face major closings. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is philadelphia intl ap which is approximately 10 miles away and has an elevation of 5 feet 18 feet lower than wissahickon creek. Full driving directions to historic rittenhouse town traveling by car from center city philadelphia or southern new jersey take i76 west towards valley forge. If youre looking to sell your home in the wissahickon park area, our. 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.
Beyond fort washington, the trail will remain a walking path to protect the environmentally sensitive nature of the wissahickon valley. Additional sections of cooper river park trails extend into camden west of route and east to the kings highway and brace road. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible yearround. Wissahickon creek topo map in philadelphia county, pennsylvania. Comprising 1,800 acres and 57 miles of trails, you can explor. I take a little ride on the yellow trail in wissahickon park heading towards the city.
West ambler infrastructure project map pdf west ambler revitalization and action plan pdf west ambler revitalization and action plan appendix pdf related links. There are also a number of people of italian ancestry 16. Welcome to wissahickon park, a low density neighborhood near philadelphia, pa. Wissahickon is located adjacent to the neighborhoods of roxborough and manayunk, and it is bounded by the wissahickon valley park, ridge avenue, hermit street, and henry avenue. Wissahickon valley park is a hiking adventure located in or near philadelphia, pa. Wissahickon park apartments for rent 123 apartments. The wissahickon trail classic stirs memories of the past while bringing aid to the parks future grid magazine just published a great article on the wissahickon trail classic and one of the original organizers and longtime wanderer phil ranly and wrv board membertreasurer ron ayres. Sep 01, 2017 i take a little ride on the yellow trail in wissahickon park heading towards the city. This might be the first ever stabilized pov footage of this trail which is a pretty cool feat. The registration table and startfinish line are on forbidden trail where it intersects northwestern ave. Wissahickon valley park is a rustic, natural park that offers numerous hiking, biking, horseback riding, and other recreational opportunities. Wissahickon valley park topo map in philadelphia county.
This small spilloff lake from the delaware is reported to contain bass and catfish. Much of the creek now runs through or next to parkland, with the last few miles running through a deep gorge. 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. Wissahickon creek is a tributary of the schuylkill river. Wissahickon valley park is a singletrack mountain bike trail in philadelphia, pennsylvania. The map below shows a parking area with convenient access to the wissahickon valley park forbidden drive. Wherever your travels take you, take along maps from the aaa caa map gallery. Its watershed covers about 64 square miles 170 km 2 much of the creek now runs through or next to parkland, with the last few miles running through a deep gorge. Important announcement regarding the 2020 wissahickon trail classic 10k race and covid19. Map of the wissahickon creek watershed showing the upper valley tan, middle valley light green, and lower valley dark green, and huntingdon valleycream valley fault line red. Whs is a national blue ribbon school of excellence.
You can ride from the city and access the trails from the multiuse paved path starting at the wissahickon transfer center. Residents of wissahickon park will want to have access to a car, since 74% of residents get around by car. In fact, if it werent for the nearconstant din of nearby roadways, the gorge would feel miles away from the world. See the area map for back streets extending from the stations to the park. Wissahickon philadelphia, pa 19128, neighborhood profile.
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