Due to the weather I missed yet another week of hiking. So I spent the time I usually would be hiking researching some popular hiking trails in and around Philadelphia. Although I have not hiked any of these trails I do plan to at some point.
Wissahickon Trails
Over 57-Miles of trails!!
Wissahickon is 1,800 acres and according to their website has 57 miles of trails, a total of eight separate trails. I downloaded the map from the website which is not very detailed, a more detailed version is available for purchase. The park is open to the public, but you did need a permit to ride your bike, something I am not too thrilled about. Purchasing a permit seems relatively easy, a link to do so is on the website as well. Wissahickon is a small part of a much larger 9,200-acre Fairmount Park “one of the largest city parks in the world.” Wissahickon starts in Chestnut Hill and extends to Manayunk. It’s a short drive from University City and has a small creek running through the length of the park.
Delaware Water Gap
Plan your whole trip before arriving!
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area has a great website, on which you can plan your entire trip before heading out the door. There are links for hiking in New Jersey and PA. The website has a large number of trails to chose from in both states ranging from 2 miles up to a 6 hour hike. You can hike on a historic trail, along a waterfall or along flat ground.
There’s more to do than simply hike the trails. You can hike, bike, canoe, kayak, camp and fish. There is not fee to actually enter the park but if you want to use some of the park’s facilities there are some fees as well as permit requirements. The website provides information on all the various fees as well as ways to reserve picnic areas and different ways to obtain permits to hunt and fish.
After researching these two places it looks like I will be heading to the Delaware Water Gap Recreational Area within the next week to try out all these trails! Updates coming soon.
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