Wissahickon Valley Park: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:14, 16 May 2024

schuylkillriver.org/map/places-to-visit/wissahickon-valley-park

There are numerous entrances and parking areas to the park. The Valley Green Parking Area on Wises Mill Road is an especially popular, centrally located parking area.

Features:

Arts and Culture.
Biking.
Birding.
Cross Country Skiing.
Hiking.
Horseback Riding.
Kid Friendly.
Mountain Biking.
Orienteering.
Picnicking.
Running and Jogging.

Note: The above description came from the park's home page.

In The News

During coronavirus, Friends of Wissahickon asks public to only visit when they ‘need to’, Chestnut Hill Local, April 8, 2020.
Dream Drives: Wissahickon Valley Park, CBS-3, October 6, 2017.
The "All Trails Challenge" will get you fit and moving, ABC-6, October 6, 2017.

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-{{toplink|url=https://schuylkillriver.org/map/places-to-visit/wissahickon-valley-park/|name=schuylkillriver.org/map/places-to-visit/wissahickon-valley-park}}[[File:WissahickonVP.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A scene in Wissahickon Valley Park.]]'''Wissahickon Valley Park''' is '''a rustic, natural park''' that offers numerous hiking, biking, horseback riding, and other recreational opportunities. Forbidden Drive is a well traveled biking, walking, and bridle trail that follows the Wissahickon from Manayunk through the Valley. There are also miles of side trails that wind through the wooded hillside. The Valley Green Inn offers exceptional dining in a 19th century roadside inn along Forbidden Drive. The Wissahickon Environmental Center at the Andorra Natural Area is a great educational venue for school groups and offers a variety of programs, including a summer day camp. The Wissahickon Valley is one of fewer than 600 National Natural Landmarks in America.
+{{toplink|url=https://schuylkillriver.org/map/places-to-visit/wissahickon-valley-park/|name=schuylkillriver.org/map/places-to-visit/wissahickon-valley-park}}[[File:WissahickonVP.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A scene in Wissahickon Valley Park.]]There are numerous entrances and parking areas to the park. The Valley Green Parking Area on Wises Mill Road is an especially popular, centrally located parking area.
+Features:
+*Arts and Culture.
+*Biking.
+*Birding.
+*Cross Country Skiing.
+*Hiking.
+*Horseback Riding.
+*Kid Friendly.
+*Mountain Biking.
+*Orienteering.
+*Picnicking.
+*Running and Jogging.
 ''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above description came from the park's [https://schuylkillriver.org/map/places-to-visit/wissahickon-valley-park/ home page].

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