17.76 mile Heritage Trail Freedom Walk

Times and location to be determined.

Part of a weekend event celebrating America's 250th birthday and the Delaware River Heritage Trail. There will also be cycling, running and other activities, a weekend full of great journeys, surprises, smiles and lots of Delaware Valley energy.

Start: Franklin Square

Finish: Franklin Square

Distance: 4 to 17.76mi

Where to find us: TBD

Optional endpoints: many

Mini: 4 mile history loop

Terrain: Paved

Transit: Septa and Patco

Parking: TBD

Difficulty: Average

Category: history, urban, scenic

Coordinator: Charles Updike

The walking event begins with a four-mile loop tour of Historic Philadelphia that returns to the start before continuing on the Heritage trail.

Details coming soon.

Highlights:

• Franklin Square
• Independence Hall
• Liberty Bell
• Betsy Ross House
• Carpenters Hall
• Washington Square
• Delaware River
• Race Street Pier
• Penn treaty Park
• Ben Franklin Bridge
• Walt Whitman house
• Cooper River Trail
• Cramer Hill Park
• Cooper's Poynt Park

This walk is part of the 2026 celebration of the Delaware River Heritage Trail. Join us as we walk the trail on these dates:

May 2?: Turnpike Gap Challenge, Bristol to Burlington

Aug 15: Delaware River Heritage Trail Loop Walk

(Philadelphia, Camden, Pennsauken, Palmyra, Tacony, Port Richmond)

Aug 29: Lower Bucks Loop Walk, Levittown to Bristol, Fairless Hills

Sep 5: Roebling Ramble, Roebling to Trenton

Sep 26: Burlington Heritage Trail Walk, Burlington to Palmyra

Oct 3: 17.76 mile Heritage Trail Freedom Walk, Philly and Camden

Oct 17: Bristol Stomp, Bristol to Trenton

Partners:

The Delaware River Heritage Trail is a scenic multi-use pathway loop highlighting the cultural and natural resources along the upper portion of the scenic Delaware River estuary, linking dozens of communities from Trenton and Morrisville to Philadephia and Camden, connecting active travellers to parks, canals, waterfront views, and colonial and industrial history.

The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a non-profit organization developing a public multi-use 3,000 mile trail from Canada to Key West through New Jersey and New York. Donations and memberships help make this dream trail a reality.

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.

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