Ft. Washington Bike Trail to Conshohocken
The icon for bike path is shown along the rail Bed that is being converted to the Ft washing Bike path. The dotted line is from a recent bicycle ride that use some of the completed sections. Ft Washington State park branch from the Schuylkill River trail at Conshohocken, Elm and Colwell Ln. The left closed fork on the new section of the trail, between the Condo and the river led to the the old rail line that is the path for this trail. Sections near the shopping centers on both side of Ridge Ave is completed. There is the Wissahickon Creek Green trail section along Northwest Ave to Stenton Ave and from Stenton Ave. and Valley Green Rd to Fort Washington State Park. A branch of this trail also to Bethlehem Pk. and Mill Rd is shown as tracks.
Wissahickon Creek Green Trail. Hard pack surface, can be entered from Valley Green Rd, and Stenton Ave. it crosses Valley Green before the bridge and continue along path of the hiking Green trail. a branch extends to Bethlehem Pk. and Mill Road.
Yellow tracks from my ride today show how to get to the Bethlehem Pike entrance to the Trail. There is a church on the corner of Bethlehem Pike and Mill Rd. By using the lane for right turns, direct ahead, seems to lead to a driveway. However this is the entrance to the left of the building. You cross a bridge and soon after that, Straight get you to Stenton Ave and Valley Green Road. A right turn at the Militia sign takes you to Ft. Washington State Park.
My tracks from home through Glenside and Orland to get to Mill Rd and avoid Church Rd. .
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Bruno
to Ft Washington State Park via the Carson School and Bethlehem Pike Blue
Ribbon trail head. |
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Blue Ribbon Trail now ends at Stenton Ave. When completed, the trail will parallel
Stenton Ave to Valley Green Rd.) |
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Cross
Germantown Ave. |
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Northwestern Ave |
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Cross
Stenton Ave. |
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Becomes
Wishocken Ave |
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Left
into Carson school |
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1.0
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Follow
main road to Exit |
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One
way sign is for weekday mornings |
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Right
on W Mill Rd and drive east |
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Turn
left onto Bethlehem Pike |
2.2
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Quick
left into Bike path |
2.25
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.005
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No
sign point to Bikepath. It is before the business building, like driveway
to the rear of the business |
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Alternative
is to walk bike on sidewalk. Bike path is hard packed to Valley Green Rd. |
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At
the Fork, follow sign to Militia Hill Road |
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Cross
Valley Green Rd. |
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.5
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Park
Rd. |
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1.2
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Trail
ends on Park Rd. Left turn to Ft Washington State Park Bird Watch stand. |
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Right
turn to Exist park and Militia Hill Road and Rt 73. |
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The
trail can be reached from Bethlehem Pike and Mill road. |
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Riding
west on Mill road has a right turn fork. Straight on that fork puts you on
the trail. |
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