Delaware River Heritage Trail Loop Walk
Schedule
Sat Aug 15 2026 at 08:00 am to 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Franklin Square | Philadelphia, PA
About this Event
New territory for FreeWalkers to explore along the Delaware!
Start: Franklin Square
Finish: Franklin Square
Distance: 26mi
Where to find us: South end of the square, near Race Street
Optional endpoints: Pennsauken, Tacony
Terrain: paved
Transit: Septa rail or Patco
Parking:
Difficulty: Average
Category: urban, scenic
Coordinator: Charles Updike
Join us for a trip around the lower loop of the Delaware River Heritage Trail, a great exploration, with river views, parks and trail segments.
Highlights:
- Ben Franklin Bridge
- Cooper's Poynt Park
- Cramer Hill Park
- Pennsauken
- Tacony Palmyra Bridge
- K&T Trail
- Fishtown
- Penn Treaty Park
- Race Street Pier
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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Where is it happening?
Franklin Square, 200 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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