![]() ![]() Turn right onto Hoppenville Road, go 1.4 miles, and continue onto Lumber St. Then turn left to stay on Geryville Pike, and go 2.2 miles. Turn left onto Geryville Pike, and go 1.7 miles. Turn right onto SR 663 (signs for Pottstown/Pennsburg), and go 3.4 miles. To reach the trailhead at Green Lane Park from I-476 S, take Exit 44 toward SR 663/Quakertown/Pottstown. To find the northern endpoint, backtrack to the lot’s entrance and turn right the endpoint is 0.7 mile farther ahead along the trail. Go 0.1 mile to the parking lot, straight ahead. Go 0.5 mile, and turn left onto the park access road. Then go 0.3 mile, and turn left onto Green Lane Road. Go 0.2 mile, and turn left onto Hill Road. Go 9.6 miles, and turn right onto SR 29/Gravel Pike. To reach the trailhead at Green Lane Park from I-476 N, take Exit 31 to SR 63 W/Sumneytown Pike. The Valley Forge National Historical Park is about 3 miles away by trail. The route ends in another mile, where it intersects with the Schuylkill River Trail near the confluence of Perkiomen Creek and the Schuylkill River. In 0.2 mile inside the park, the trail joins the Audubon Loop, which travels 2.5 miles and visits the former home and museum dedicated to famed naturalist and artist John James Audubon. ![]() The route continues south through residential and commercial areas, which are screened by vegetation along the railroad grade for 4.5 miles to Lower Perkiomen Valley Park. The Perkiomen Trail then passes through Rahns and Collegeville, the latter named for the Pennsylvania Female College that closed in 1880, although Ursinus College remains today. Optionally, you can continue southeast immediately before the second river crossing on the 3.3-mile Skippack Trail to Evansburg State Park. Note that at the second crossing, the Perkiomen Trail makes a sharp 90-degree turn left, followed by a sharp 180-degree turn right, to take you over the waterway. The trail enters the 800-acre Central Perkiomen Valley Park about a mile later and crosses the creek twice within the next 2 miles-first about 0.5 mile after crossing Plank Road, and the second about 1.8 miles farther (0.5 mile after passing Graterford Road). Many services and old homes are located on Main Street, which runs next to the trail through town the Pennypacker Mills historical site across the creek features a mansion restored to the early 1900s. The trail crosses the creek on a separated path on Spring Mount Road, passes through more than a mile of woods, and crosses the creek again just before Schwenksville, which dates to the 1680s. In another mile, you’ll reach Spring Mount, home to a ski resort. The path travels through forests and alongside some farm lots for the next 3 miles to the site of the Philadelphia Folk Festival ( pfs.org/philadelphia-folk-festival), which takes place each August in Harleysville. The trail leaves the park, travels alongside Deep Creek Road for 0.1 mile, crosses the creek on a stone-arch bridge that dates to 1839, and then rejoins the trail after 500 feet on Upper Ridge Road. The park features 25 miles of equestrian, mountain biking, and hiking trails. ![]() The trail passes Knight and Deep Creek Lakes, two of the reservoirs in this 3,400-acre park that supply water to the region. Start your journey in the north at Morrow Pavilion in Green Lane Park, where you’ll find parking and restrooms. ![]() Conrail later acquired the line, and Montgomery County bought the land in 1978. The Reading Railroad bought the line in 1944, but passenger trains ceased running by 1955. Development surged along the line, and vacationers hopped trains bound for tourist destinations. The Perkiomen Railroad gained popularity soon after it opened in 1868 from Oaks to Green Lane, and later to Allentown. Most of the trail is crushed stone, though about 6 miles are paved at the southern end. Plenty of services are available along the route, which is open dawn–dusk. There’s a short climb in the vicinity of a ski resort, but otherwise the path is flat. The Perkiomen Trail passes through numerous parks that feature side trails, historical buildings, museums, and periodic festivals, and it ends at a junction with the Schuylkill River Trail near Valley Forge. The trail is part of the Circuit Trails, a developing 800-mile urban network of trails in Greater Philadelphia, of which about 350 miles are complete. The Perkiomen Trail provides so many interesting historical and natural sites along its 20.6-mile length that visitors may have to ignore some of the trailside distractions to reach the other end.Ĭreated in 2003, the trail rolls down the valley of Perkiomen Creek, which may have been a reference by local American Indians to the surrounding cranberry bogs. ![]()
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