If you're looking for an easy trail 11 miles (flat) each way riding your bike ,walking, or running…read more, the Georgetown-Lewes trail is less crowded , and more conducive to riding . The trail extends between two towns, and follows a former railroad bed with plenty of trees for shade and benches for rest breaks. Not as crowded as Gordon's pond trail! We rode the trail on bikes and parked for free at , Stephen T. Hudson Park , In Milton/Coolspring area. If your looking for a close landmark for GPS location to Stephen T. Hudson Park , its by the " Brimming Horn Meadery " in Milton. The park is basically a parking lot, rest area, and connects you to the Georgetown/Lewes trail. You're basically riding through lots of neighborhoods whose back yards back up to the trail and the home owners take pride in welcoming bike riders. Be on the look out for the backyard of dressed mannequins, pet memorial placing dog collars on fence , memorial to Jimmy Buffett, flamingos and interesting yard decor ! We stopped at Nassau bridge to "Old World Breads" (awesome bakery) , and "Dog Pirate Brewery."

Beautiful. Between the natural scenery & serenity it invokes you can get the happiest kind of lost…read morehere. Easy walking with some challenges attached in case you're looking for it but it is generally clean & tended to. Several markers adorn the trails so you can educate yourself while burning a couple calories. Enough trees for shade and enough water to hold our long gazes. Treat yourself to a walk. It's worth of it.

Lovely trail that's easily accessible throughout the Philly area, and it goes quite a long way…read more We've usually picked it up around the Conshohocken train station and bike either east toward Manayunk or west toward King of Prussia. Manayunk is a great bike-friendly area with plenty of spots to lock up the bike, whereas going west is scenic and great for just biking around. On the way west, one thing to watch out for is the sewage treatment plant as you approach Norristown - it stinks, especially in the summer! Beyond that point, though, there are beautiful views of the river as you continue on toward Valley Forge. Also on the way there, you pass by Port Indian, a charming little community that I don't know much about. Then, you can bike into Valley Forge or keep going to explore more. One of my favorite places to bike in the Philly area!

Beautiful landscape horrible place to run. Should be called Rocky Trip Trail. Maybe it's because…read moreI'm a beginning runner but no way.

The lower part of this trail is fabulous. It is full of amazing hidden beauty…read more The northern section was more solitary while I was there. It takes you to Fair Acres and beyond. Parking is extremely limited at the Valley Road parking lot. One solution to not having a parking option there is to park at the YMCA. They have a long trail that leads from their property on to the Rocky Run Trail. But they don't advertise this. There is no signage. It's up to you to find the entry trail into the forest. How to do this: Simplest way is to park in the rear lot. Find the retaining wall. The entrance to the forest is there. Take the first trail to your left. Go beyond the picnic table area and bear left. Follow the trail until it intersects with the Rocky Run Trail. I recommend going leftwards. This will eventually take you past a small sewage treatment plant. Cross Valley Road and pick up the trail again. And this is where it gets really interesting.

An easy way to find the parking lot is just to take Darlington Road off of Route 1. As soon as you…read morecross the bridge over Chester Creek, the parking lot will be immediately on your right. Like with the Rocky Run Trail, parking is very limited. An alternative is to park on Stephen Drive and enter the Cornucopia Trail. Stephen Drive is in a nice residential area. Your car is probably a little bit safer there. The Cornucopia Trail merges with the Darlington Trail. Wherever you begin to explore, it's going to be a big walk with various kinds of terrain and vistas. My favorite part is where Darlington Trail goes into the forest along the Rocky Run Creek. If you encounter a black Labrador while nearing a home that borders the trail, don't worry about him. He's got one of those shock collars on. He just likes to run around and make a lot of noise.

Nice wide trail to walk at an easy pace. A meadow at the top with a bench to rest if you choose so…read morewith access to Chester Creek below. Connects with Rocky Run Trail.

Seemed to have skimped a little this year. Way less water stations and bathroom stations. The event…read morestarted on time this year which is great!

Had an overwhelmingly positive experience with this run. First of all--in terms of a tour of…read morePhilly, it's hard to beat a ten mile run down the main artery of the city surrounded by 40,000 other Philadelphians. Cruising by Temple University (complete with marching band and cheerleaders), the Philadelphia Orchestra (complete with tuba players and timpani) and city hall (with hundreds of locals cheering you on) is an absolutely delightful way to experience the city. I had so much fun and can't wait to do it again next year! The course itself is a dream--slightly downhill with almost no turns the entire route. Many personal bests to be achieved here! The crowd support is also amazing. I was shocked at how many people are out there supporting. This year was an absolute downpour yet there were still thousands of friendly supporters almost the entire route. Logistically the race went smoothly. It's very easy to pop on the septa and get to the starting line. Be prepared for a crowded ride, but it's a good natured crowdedness nonetheless. Got on the subway an hour and a half before start time and arrived about an hour early. Didn't experience lines for bathrooms or gear check. Really high energy before the start. I picked a corral that was on the slower side and was passing a ton of people throughout the entire race. I thought this was kind of cool because I felt speedy but for those who want a less crowded experience don't be afraid to estimate your time as a little on the faster side. One negative was the gear check pickup. Definitely a logistical struggle here, I waited about half an hour for my bag but I heard of people waiting over an hour. Consider leaving the gear at home unless really needed. I LOVED how close the end was to the septa station--was back home super fast (thank goodness, because as I mentioned, total downpour)!

This was maybe my 20th half marathon and definitely one of my favorites. This half had been on my…read morelist for a few years so I was excited to be able to run it this year. The race didn't disappoint. Packet pick up was easy and the hours were great for those of is traveling from out of town. The venue was large and they had a fair amount of vendors. Race day was a breeze. Logistically this race is set up like NYC. You pass through security and them have a village to wait in. There's plenty of port a Johns, bag drop off, and a warming tent. The bag drop was awesome. Instead of having a tag that's attached from your bib you're given a wrist band. I always worry about my bag getting lost but this was brilliant. They also had a warming tent for pre and post race. It was 29 degrees at the start so being warm was greatly appreciated. The course was very scenic and went through some really nice neighborhoods. Crowd support was great. I was pleasantly surprised by how many people braved the cold. Plus the medal was awesome! It's the liberty bell .

It's taken me two and half weeks to process the Philly marathon, so here we go...!…read more I've wanted to run this marathon for a good amount of years now, and had added it to my to run list. I was all set to go then 2020 happened and it was canceled. I signed up for another year but ended up not making it to town to run it. This was my year, I'd registered in 2022 the day of the race for 2023. All in all, I'll say this race is a great race. I was in an out of the expo because I had dinner plans Friday night. I didn't have my best race, and that's putting it lightly. I was on the 6a shuttle from my hotel and managed to make it onto the last bus departing. If you're like me, and don't love showing up super early to a start (I prefer showing up 15-30 min max before, NOT hours ahead). My tip here, is don't wait if shuttles are running 5a-6a, I came out around 545a and just lucked out on snagging a seat on the final departure. You'll want to lean more towards the 515a line up/boarding option time. I'm a born and raised California girl (I know! barf!) with that being said, anything under 70 degrees is cold to me. While many runners were grateful for the 37degree temps (even referring to the weather as "much warmer than last year") I was f**cken COLD! We arrived to the start line and bathroom lines were INSANE! I arrived by 615ish and had to wait until 710a to use the porta potty. I stood there freezing the entire time because somehow I completely dropped the ball on remembering to pack pre race area layers. I made a mad dash to begin with my corral and was fortunate we didn't go off until 715a. As excited as I was to get this race started, I very quickly needed to use the restroom again by Mile 1. This continued on the ENTIRE race, through mile 23. I've never in my life experienced this, although earlier this year a very similar thing happened on the Big Sur course. I started calling this marathon "tour de porta potty" having used the porta potties SEVEN TIMES!!! I can't make this shi* up. I clearly need to be far more cognizant of my pre marathon food and drink intake, and research reasons this occurred twice this year. I've run in very cold temps before and through extremely wet conditions so I'm not quite sure why my body did this. My moving time via Strava wasn't terrible, but definitely not my strongest race but my overall time was quite disappointing after lengthy waits for all porta potties until mile 23. Pro tip for the ladies, and gents too I suppose: ALWAYS pack tons of extra tp. I usually have a good amount on me, but def not enough for 7 trips to the restroom and ended up having to take off my gloves and use those. Girl problems! As disappointed as I was in my body on this course, the course itself was great a ton of the time - it's just hard to enjoy something when you keep having to pee. The signs were some of the best marathon signs I've ever seen, and the dogs along the course were the cutest! The neighborhoods were a lot of fun. My body just somehow butchered my run and I've accepted that fact. I've had an incredible year this year, taking 1st in almost every shorter distance run, overall in two trail races, a Masters spot, and a marathon PR. I came home to race two additional races within days of this and will probably marathon annually until the day I die. That being said, don't beat yourself up if you have an unusual race. It can be hard when you register, and pay to travel out of state + accommodations and F it all up, but Check! I've run Philly. If you're a local, this is a superb first marathon race. If you live in a nearby state via train/car, this is a no brainer marathon. I heard some folks mentioning they didn't like the marathon shirt, I thought although a bit flashier than most - it's nice to have a long sleeve quarter zip option and later felt proud to wear it on my return flight home. The medal is one of the cutest ever too! An actual ringing mini Liberty Bell. Fluids/Blocks etc were plentiful although I wasn't in need of taking much of this in. My only request MORE restrooms! Although I'd never want to need to use one on course, the lines were just SO long and there didn't seem to be enough OR enough tp in them. Start/Finish line are a breeze, for walking back to hotels in the area after I was about 1.5 miles away. If you're coming in from out of town, definitely stay in that area. All in all, 5 STAR spectators, great course - terrible morning for my system for whatever which reason. As always feel free to DM if I've left some key points out - happy to help! Now, go RUN.

Ran the one on April 2026. The communication was great. Picking up the bib was easy. It is a…read morerelatively small marathon , no pacer. The course is beautiful. But there are parts of the course I didn't like the beginning was very crowded and there were a few steps and quite a few turns. Around 6 miles, there was a loop in the park and I thought the signage wasn't that clear. Talked to a few guys and we were not sure if we were going the right way. Otherwise the course is very scenic and has a bit of everything. There's a bouncy suspension bridge, boardwalk by the water, downtown, cute old little houses, park and you get to enjoy the nature. The first half was rather hilly so run more conservatively and may not be a good course to PR if hill is not your thing. The finisher medal was ok this year. I thought the previous years were much cooler looking. The Under armour long sleeve tech shirt is nice. It was an enjoyable experience.

Warning: The full is just two loops of the half! For that reason alone I am glad I signed up for…read morejust the half. Still, the Delaware marathon running festival is rather well organized. Besides the half and full options, they also offer a relay and daredevil option. I opted daredevil, which was the twilight 5k followed by either the half or full marathon the next day. I set PR's for both the 5k and half, coming in at 1:55:15 for my first sub 2 half! While I managed PRs, the course was not that easy. However, it was well stocked with plenty of volunteers to cheer you on. Besides water stations about every mile and a half, they had gels and chews twice on the course and someone was even handing out water ice! The expo was a little weak. However that may have been because it was out door and it was rainy. Overall a great time and probably one I'd return to repeat!

This is a great little walking trail in Pottstown! The trail merges with others so you can make it…read morelonger and see more of the water if you wanted. This specific trail goes from the parking lot along the water and loops back around to the parking lot. (Around a mile) There is a pavilion at the beginning and several benches along the way. It's also fully paved, so it is very accessible! A beautiful park!