I completed all 20 miles of this trail by foot back in October, starting up in Green Lane and…read moreending in Oaks. The areas nearest to the trail heads are absolutely gorgeous! There are quite a few spots lacking in aesthetics near the Collegeville area. The trail is mostly paved and crushed rock, so it's not bad depending on what you're looking for! There is a 12% grade in the Spring Mount area. There are signs maybe 1/4 mile before you reach it. Every review I've read thus far never mentions where this is, so when I went I really had no idea where to expect it at. You will encounter many different people and lots of dogs along with trail. I also saw quite a few chipmunks! There are plenty of parks along the way, including Pennypacker Mills Park which is around the midway point, to stop for lunch or to use the restroom. The restrooms at Pennypacker Mills is the nicest of all the restrooms along the way. There are also restaurants, like the Collegeville Diner and Snoozy's Cafe in Schwenksville, and bike shops to stop at if you need to. One thing I don't see mentioned often is that Gratersford Prison backs up to this trail. You will see signs warning you to remain on the path at this point as you pass a few corn fields. I'm not sure I'll complete this trail again, but I do recommend it to anyone interested!

This is a 20 Mile trail extending from the beautiful Green Lane Park to Oaks, PA, the Audubon Loop…read moreand the Schuylkill River Trail. The trail runs through a few small towns along the Perkiomen Creek. There you can stop for quick lunch or get some drinks while using the trail. I have ridden the length of the trail in its entirety and it is gorgeous! The views from here are amazing and the creek is beautiful. The only 2 downsides to the trail is that it is paved with crushed stone and it is prone to flooding after very heavy rains (the trail is on the banks of the creek. This means that certain bikes cannot handle the trail and the trail can be closed in certain sections at times. Don't let theses minor problems deter you from using this magnificent trail. Before using, check out the website. The County Parks Department is great with updating the situations. ENJOY!

Approx 5 mile loop around the John James Audubon center and its environs…read more This trail is paved and permits dogs and bikes (while the center's unpaved trails permit neither). I called the Audubon center prior to visiting to make sure I knew what to expect. Two emails and a phone convo with them, as well as studying the map on their website, somehow did not prepare me for what this was. I thought the trail would loop the perimeter of the Audubon property, however it encompasses a bit more. First, be aware that it crosses 422 (overpass, not crosswalk, lol, but still). This was huge for me with a toddler on a balance bike. I was really surprised that though I mentioned my kid's young age, no one at the center thought to inform me that long stretches of this trail are the direct sidewalk of highways, or other high speed roads. Yikes! Not only was this terrifying with a child, but with dogs as well! The center actually told me "there are a bunch of kids here riding bikes on the loop trail today"--WHATTT??? I did not see one other kid riding a bike on the whole five miles, and no wonder! For my terror and the totally unrelaxing feeling of road drama and noise for the bulk of this two-hour experience, I give this trail zero stars. But I can see the value of it for older children and adults on bikes (though they still need to be pretty careful), and older kids/adults hiking or jogging. It can be exciting to walk over and under some of the highway bridges, and some of the scenery is cool, but there are definitely safer equally-thrilling trails in the area. That said, this trail connects to other well known trails, mainly the Perkiomen and Schuylkill River Trails. There is actually a lot of overlap with those trails, which made me often wonder if I was still on the loop proper, but alas, I was. All in all I give it a three because I feel bad as FTR rating it, and because I hope it attracts people away from my other favorite trails so they don't get too crowded. Free parking at various access points for this trail: Audubon Center, Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, and Pawlings Road Trailhead. All had trail maps, dog poo stations, trash cans, and plenty of parking. Lower Perkiomen and Audubon have bathrooms though you have to hunt a ways from the trail (and Audubon's closes when their visitor center does). As for birds, I saw vultures, a goose, and a lonely duck.

Mallards, hawks, and swans O my!…read more I visited the Wissahickon Waterfowl Preserve this weekend which is connected to the Green Ribbon Trail (0.06 miles away) and it is a wonderful spot to observe birds and ducks by a freestanding island. There is even a pier where you can set up a scope or use binoculars and get magnificent visuals on these majestic creatures. Interesting tidbit which I observed this weekend, predator birds like hawks are actually chased away by non-predator birds, like the red winged black bird, as non-predator birds do like predator birds hunting on their land! I witnessed this myself and was instructed by our birding tour guide this happens with birds unlike land animals. The tour guide further explained not all predator birds eat other birds hence this behavior exists in nature. There is free street parking right next to the Wissahickon Waterfowl Preserve and the lovely town of Ambler can be explored after you are done with your biridng. As always people SYOY!!!

Fun trail to walk on, goes through the woods but it's mostly paved. We went some time ago and…read morehaven't been back, but would be fun to try again with the toddler. Looks mostly stroller-friendly, since the part we've been on is all paved. We've picked it up on Militia Hill Rd

Lovely green trail is well-utilized by locals. Safe, nicely paved, and much of the trail has a…read moregravel side option for extra width. Very shady with incredibly tall trees and some grade at the E end of the trail, and more sunny with patches of shade and quite flat in the middle and at the W end. Several parking options along the trail and a port-a-potty at about the halfway mark, at the parking lot near Brookside Ave. Brian M.'s comment from 2012 is bizarre, as there are plenty of verdant views of the back of houses or trees. The adjacent properties have built individual fences (not by the township to "appease" them), either at the time the railroad went along this way, or after the trail was established and they realized they would have hundreds of people walking just along their back yard lines. I don't blame them for wanting assurance that nobody would be wandering into their back yards.

2.4-mile long one way…read more Multiple entrances. Parking varies based on when you enter. Friends of Radnor trail park is a good entrance with parking and a dog park. Bathrooms available there too. Wayne art center has parking. There's also a small lot off of Conestoga road by the curve across from Brookside Ave. Trail ends at Radnor Chester road and Sugartown road. Radnor Chester is a bit dangerous of an entrance. No parking available there. Parking at the shopping center across the street from the Sugartown entrance. Multiple other entrances have parking lots throughout the middle of the trail. Entrance also available from the apts by the township building and accessible from the township driving range off of Iven ave. Trail isn't flat. Has a slight tilt toward the edges. Occasional benches. Entrance by the art center is beautiful and always decorated by local art. Nice and quiet. Beautiful nature escape in the middle of a town. Mile markers on the side. Gets pretty busy when it's nice out and on afternoons. The local high school often uses the trail for cross country practice in the fall.

I love just about every Natural Lands preserve but this is one of my top picks!…read more There are trails on both sides of the road, and it's a huge preserve (520 acres) so I have yet to explore it all, but have been twice now and the meadow trail plus some of the woods I've explored have been great. No litter (NL preserves are always immaculately clean), trails all maintained and easy to navigate. And I don't want to jinx it but there were very few bugs even in June and July! This is a very picturesque property if you want an outdoor photo shoot! And the vibe is so peaceful, this is really energetically positive countryside!

I had a great time exploring this area today. I even brought my pup along and he had a blast…read more Trails range from beginner to slightly more advanced depending on which color trail you choose to follow. I mostly stayed on the red and purple trails. The red trail is definitely the most difficult with its dense forest and inclines. I didn't get the chance to explore all the area but we did hike 7 miles! Can't wait to come back

It was a nice wooded trail, but it is really muddy. To be fair it rained yesterday, but it's had…read moremore than 24 hours to dry and I've been on trails that have been rained on in the same day that weren't this muddy. Complicating the issue were parts of the trail with big rocks on the trail. For large portions of the walk we were so busy looking down trying not to slide on mud or trip on rocks that we didn't really get to enjoy the scenery, and we were walking relatively slow. We didn't check the trail prior to starting so we ended up on the difficult terrain, will post an update once we've checked out the yellow trail. Hopefully it is less rocky, but if you're going on the purple trail I would recommend some good hiking shoes if it's just rained. If it's dry you should be okay with sneakers as the rocks aren't covering the whole trail so you only need to be cautious for parts of it.

Sadsbury Woods is deep into Chester County, PA. The entrance to this preserve is clearly marked,…read moreand there is a gravel parking lot. Trail is well maintained, and the preserve is extremely clean (litter free), as are all Natural Lands preserves. I did not walk a great deal of the preserve, but the trail I walked was relatively flat, but had various rocky portions, which are best traveled with hiking boots. There are some swampy areas, which probably generate a lot of bugs in the warm months (I visited in winter). As far as I walked, it was a fairly easy hike, but could be difficult for young kids or pets in certain areas with the rocky and swampy (muddy) terrain.

My main use of the Haverford Reserve Trails is for walking the dog. The trails provide a change of…read morepac E for the dog, some good exercise and lots of interesting smells. This is a leashed trail by rule, you will occasionally run into an off leash dog which is usually no big deal, but a bit of a hassle nonetheless. Parking is simple, the trails are safe and is a close by destination to get the dog outside!

Easy and beautiful trails with great scenery. Once you've passed the blue route, the noise of…read morenature takes over. Deer, chipmunks and squirrels are frolicking around. Disc golf course can be "human loud" on the weekends.

We'd passed by the sign near the CVS many times without knowing how to actually get to this place…read more Eventually we figured out (with some help from Google Maps) that the trailhead is at the far end of the parking lot. This became a go-to early in the pandemic, especially since not many people know about it, so it was never too crowded. After hiking through some woods, you find yourself on the other side at a farm with many horses in fenced-in sections. Very friendly horses. Last time we went, we had more trouble than usual navigating the woods (some areas were blocked, others too wet for our liking), but there are multiple paths to get through, so we did eventually find our way. After emerging from the woods, the horses weren't in the sections we'd been used to, so we were afraid we'd gone through it all for nothing! Fortunately, the horses were still out, just in a different area, so we got to interact with them a bit.