Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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Lehigh Parkway
Picturesque spot with trails & a creek. Historic park provides running & biking trails through scenic grounds with a creek & covered bridge.
Lehigh Mountain Park
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Wildlands Conservancy's Black River Sanctuary - Black River Rd Parking
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Trexler Memorial Park
Open grassy areas & walking trails. Scenic park with large old trees, grassy lawns & a duck pond, plus paths for cycling & running.
Little Lehigh Park Arboretum
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Wildlands Conservancy’s South Mountain Preserve
A conservation area with hiking trails. A wildlife-rich reserve with trails, set amid ancient boulders, old quarries & hardwood forests.
D&L Trail - North Catasauqua Trailhead
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Sand Island Park
Tennis programs, trails & a playground. Urban park with clay tennis courts, a clubhouse & lessons, plus a playground & biking/hiking trails.
Ironton Rail Trail
Walking trail on an abandoned rail track. Paved walking trail on an old train track through a former industrial area, partly beside a river.
Monocacy Nature Center
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Illick's Mill Park
Leafy park containing a historic mill. Riverside park with a historic grist mill, many mature trees & a peaceful atmosphere.
Monocacy Way
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Wildlands Conservancy's B. Leeroy and Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve
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D&L Trail: Freemansburg Trailhead
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Archibald Johnston Conservation Area
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Hassen Creek Nature Trail
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Trexler Nature Preserve
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Wildlands Conservancy's Brenner-Penfield Macungie Mountain Preserve
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D&L Trail Farmersville Road Trailhead
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Trexler Border Trail
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Trexler Nature Preserve.
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St. Luke's Anderson Campus Gardens (Walking/Running Trail)
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Heritage Conservancy Fuller Preserve Jere Knight Nature Trail
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Natural Lands' Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
200-acre conservation site with trails. Vast nature preserve with a trail system, observation points overlooking the river & a library.
Northern Terminus, Delaware Canal Trail
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Baldpate Mountain
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Tyler State Park
1,700 ac. for outdoor activities. Expansive park offering activities like hiking & boating plus theater & other cultural events.
Delaware Canal Towpath
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Natural Lands' Saunders Woods Preserve
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Wissahickon Valley Park
Recreational area with trails & a creek. Vast park with over 50 miles of trails for hikers, bikers & equestrians, plus a trout-stocked creek.
Idlewild Farm Preserve
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Flat Rock Park
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Scudder Falls Shared Use Path (NJ)
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Core Creek Park
Waterfront recreation area with dog park. Community area providing sports fields & courts, a playground, boating, fishing, lawns & a dog park.
Catawissa Nature Preserve
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Wissahickon Creek Trailhead
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Haverford College Nature Trail
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Haverford Reserve Meadow
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Reed/Bryan farm
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Barmouth Trailhead at the Cynwyd Heritage Trail
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Vicaris St Trailhead
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Five Mile Woods Preserve Headquarters
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Five Mile Woods
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Mercer Meadows
Large, scenic park with biking trails. Scenic park with biking routes through 1600+ acres of meadows & woodlands, plus bodies of water.
Delaware Canal Black Rock Road Access
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Schuylkill River Trail
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Tacony Creek Park - The Big Field
302-acre watershed preserve. On 302 acres, this narrow preserve offers creek views plus native trees & wildflowers.
Pennypack Park
Green space with trails & a working farm. Creekside park with multi-use trails & an outdoor bandstand, plus historic houses & a farm.
Melbourne Creek
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Billie Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve
Scenic natural area with walking trails. Nature preserve featuring several hiking trails in a picturesque setting with woodlands & a lake.
Institute Woods
Preserve with trails & lush surrounds. 589 acres of woods, farmland & wetlands, with serene walking trails & a wooden footbridge.
Silver Lake Nature Center
Huge, wooded area with a nature center. This 460-acre, forested park includes a nature center with trails to explore a range of habitats.
Palmyra Cove Nature Park Parking
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Palmyra Cove Nature Park
Riverfront trails, ponds & scenic vistas. 250-acre riverfront park features ponds, trails & scenic viewpoints, plus an environmental center.
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
Designated area for hunting & fishing. This expansive natural area offers opportunities specifically for hunters & people catching fish.
Middle Creek Conservation Trail Loop
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Schuylkill River Trail
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Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk
Riverside promenade with overlooks. This continuation of the Schuylkill River Trail extends over water & offers scenic lookout points.
Natural Lands' Wawa Preserve
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Darlington Trailhead
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Crum Woods
Forested area with trails & a creek. Secluded forest, one of the last in the region, featuring 3.5 mi. of biodiverse woods & trails.
Brinton Run Preserve
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Saul Wildlife Sanctuary
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Long Point Wildlife Sanctuary
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Newlin Grist Mill Park
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Rogers Preserve/Millstone River Preserve
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