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Challenge Grove Park - Small foot path along Cooper River that flows through the park.

Challenge Grove Park

4.1(7 reviews)
6.2 mi

This park is a must-visit, offering an amazing playground for families and a delightful walking…read moretrail for all to enjoy.

Challenge Grove Park will always hold a sentimental place in my heart, as it is the place where I…read moretrained for my first 5K. Four years later, I still find myself driving here from time to time to do the old running route. Besides that, I run through the park on an almost weekly basis, as it is part of my running clubs 12 mile Sunday run. The park is open and welcoming. A year or two ago volunteers built the Build Jake's Place, a "boundless" playground which welcomes children of all abilities and disabilities. During my most recent visit to the park this past week, I noticed that a second new playground area is being built. (I can't find the info now, but I think I read that it is going to be a softball/baseball field of sorts, again for all children, regardless of ability/disability). The park also includes a quarter mile track, restrooms, bocce court, a basketball court, and baseball field. There is also what appears to be a soccer or football field set back behind a wooded area that I have not ventured to, but I often see games being held there. A short walk to the other end of the park brings to to an area of the Cooper River, and a large grassy field area where one could spread out and relax. For the runner or walker, there are also some trails, which Cherry Hill Township has been making a point of maintaining in the last year or two, and has encouraged people to take advantage of these areas. I only recently ventured back in these trails, and they are really beautiful, well maintained, and not long or complicated enough to get you lost. If you prefer the roads, a lap around the entire park (Caldwell Road, Park Blvd., Kings Hwy., and back into the park on Bortons Mill) is about a 1.25 mile run. The park area is also home to the old Croft Farmstead, but I'll be honest... I don't know what goes on in those buildings, just that it's a historic area in the township. One thing the township/county needs to improve are the restrooms. On the occasion that they are actually open, they are absolutely awful. Smelly, filled with graffiti, no paper towels, and just filthy. The water fountains could use some upgrading, too... they are forced to be turned off in the winter because they don't utilize no-freeze technology, and in the summer the water is just hot, and therefore useless to an overheated endurance runner. If the park could fix either one of those things, they'd easily be a 4 or 5 star park in my eyes.

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Challenge Grove Park - Cooper River, pretty murky.

Cooper River, pretty murky.

Challenge Grove Park - Cooper River

Cooper River

Challenge Grove Park - Eastern Redbud tree in bloom

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Eastern Redbud tree in bloom

Drexel Recreation Center - 6 half court basketball courts to test your skills on. There are full court games almost every afternoon.

Drexel Recreation Center

3.4(27 reviews)
7.1 mi•Powelton Village, University City

Not a lot of recent reviews on this place, but I kind of get that since if you weren't a student…read morethis wouldn't be the default place you'd pick as your regular gym haunt. I just happen to live nearby so this is the best resource available. They've got a good range of memberships available. I'm usually staying on the 3-month membership so there's repeated intervals of getting motivated again to make good use of the money I spend. There's three floors here. First floor is mostly the lobby, but also some locker rooms, squash courts, and the pool. Upstairs is the main gym area, including the rooms where classes take place, basketball court, rock wall, and indoor track. If you come over the course of an academic quarter, you'll notice the ebb and flow across time of day and know exactly when midterms and finals seasons are. Suddenly it's a lot easier to get a squat rack for some reason. Things are kept pretty clean for the amount of traffic that comes through, especially student traffic, and the students who frequent are pretty good at re-racking correctly and wiping down benches after use. Membership team here has always been helpful! For some reason, they have limited hours on when you can process membership payments and renewals, but usually it's not a huge issue to get it done. On the whole it's a decent gym for the price. Though I'm no expert, but it's more than enough for me!

Nice gym great physical therapy. Kept clean typically, the staff are very nice and they hold cool…read moreevents like job fairs for the students.

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Drexel Recreation Center - The Life Fitness Synergy equipment is a lot of fun to play around on with different exercises all in one place on the 3rd floor

The Life Fitness Synergy equipment is a lot of fun to play around on with different exercises all in one place on the 3rd floor

Drexel Recreation Center - The HIIT group exercise is an intense workout

The HIIT group exercise is an intense workout

Drexel Recreation Center - The Drexel Rec Center has a 28 ft climbing wall and access to the wall comes included with your membership.

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The Drexel Rec Center has a 28 ft climbing wall and access to the wall comes included with your membership.

Schuylkill River Park - Fall views 2024

Schuylkill River Park

4.7(40 reviews)
6.5 mi•Fitler Square, Rittenhouse Square

Whenever I'm in Philly, my running route is from Queen Village to the Schuylkill River Park. I…read morealways break stride of my elite 9 minute mile pace, pause the Watch the Throne album blasting in my ears, and walk through this park. It is a great moment to just take in the peaceful energy. I love this place and parks like it in general. Everyone is just out enjoying life: Kids playing basketball, friends having picnics, people playing tennis, others reading a book or taking a calm walk with their airpods in, dogs running around the dog park while their owners watch from the sidelines, etc. The kids playing basketball always gets me a little emotional because that used to be me and my friends before the responsibilities of adulthood caused my cortisol levels to go through the roof. All we cared about was playing basketball and having fun. It's like a little time portal to the past. The FMC tower watches over the park, reflecting the sky. I always get fascinated with buildings like this and it makes me appreciate human beings. Like we just built that thing no problem. Wild. I can't close out this review without shouting out running. I could be spiraling into the abyss of negative thoughts and force myself to go for a run, and it completely alters my brain chemistry. I feel like I can do anything after a run. It has done more for me than any drug ever could. IG @jnov_ Tiktok @jnov_reviews

I love walking along the Schuylkill River trail. It's nice to take a leisurely stroll up and down…read morethe path, especially on a nice day. It's a great opportunity to people watch as well. There are many stops along the path to sit at a bench, but I generally enjoy a continuous walk.

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Schuylkill River Park - 04.25.2025

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Schuylkill River Park - Fall 2024 view. Autumnal colors

Fall 2024 view. Autumnal colors

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