Perkiomen and Schuylkill River Trails
http://www.montcopa.org/parks/perkiomentrail/default.htm
http://www.montcopa.org/parks/schuylkillrivertrail.htm
The Perkiomen Trail starts from Green Lane Park
40 miles to Philadelphia Museum of Art
Perkiomen Creek
taking a break by the grassland
Geese are over-populated causing water polution
popular Perkiomen Trail for cyclists
Lower Perkiomen Valley Park near the end of Perkiomen Trail
(but you have 22 miles more to get to Philadelphia)
Schuylkill River Trail goes through Norristown
running by a SEPTA rail
Closed Shawmont Station
running the Manayunk Canal Tow Path
a bridge over the Schuylkill River
the 41-mile trail ends at Philadelphia Museum of Art
the view of Downtown Philadelphia
| The Perkiomen Trail is 19-mile long and runs along Perkiomen Creek from Green Lane Park to the Schuylkill River Trail junction near Valley Forge National Histrical Park (NHP). The Perkiomen Trail provides access to the 22-mile long Schuylkill River Trail that runs along Schuylkill River from Valley Forge NHP to Philadelphia Museum of Art. Both trails are popular destinations for biking, rollerblading, jogging and walking. |
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