Wissahickon Rittenhousetown Walk

Walk the Wissahickon and find the hidden treasures of Fairmount Park.

Start: Chestnut Hill West Station, Philadelphia

Finish: 30th Street Station, Philadelphia

Distance: 15mi

Optional endpoints: Tulpehocken Station (6mi)

Mini: Tulpehocken Station (6mi)

Terrain: gravel, paved, wooded hiking trails

Transit: At 30th St Station or Center City, take the Chestnut Hill West Line.

Parking: $2 parking in Chestnut Hill.

Difficulty: Average

Category: nature, urban, scenic

Coordinator: Charles Updike

A beautiful walk through nature. Scenic loop exploring the Wissahickon, with a visit to Rittenhousetown and a sweeping view of the Wissahickon Valley atop the Walnut Lane Bridge. Attend the Philly 250 Firstival event at Rittenhousetown

Highlights:

- Mill Covered Bridge

- Magarge Dam

- Valley Green

- Walnut Lane Bridge

- Rittenhouse Town

- Chestnut Hill

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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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