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The Schuylkill River Trail (/ ˈ s k uː l k ɪ l / SKOOL-kil, [1] locally /-k əl /) [2] is a multi-use trail along the banks of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania.Partially complete as of 2018, the trail is ultimately planned to run about 140 miles (230 km) from the river's headwaters in Schuylkill County to Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia.
In this area, the road crosses the Schuylkill River Trail at-grade and passes under the trail further east. The route runs east through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes before it turns southeast and follows the Schuylkill River. The road name changes to Schuylkill Road as it continues alongside the river. [2] [3]
Perkiomen Creek joins the Schuylkill River west of Norristown Perkiomen Creek in Rahns, Pennsylvania in May 2021. Perkiomen Creek is a 37.7-mile-long (60.7 km) [1] tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania. [2] The water course was also named Perquaminck Creek, on Thomas Holme's 1687 map.
Schuylkill River watershed. Tulpehocken Creek joins the Schuylkill River near Reading in the map. Tulpehocken Creek is a 39.5-mile-long (63.6 km) [1] tributary of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States, and during the American Canal Age, once provided nearly half the length of the Union Canal linking the port of Philadelphia, the largest American city and the ...
Schuylkill River Trail – Thun Trail Poplar Neck and Ridgewood 40°18′29″N 75°54′22″W / 40.30806°N 75.90611°W / 40.30806; -75.90611 ( Schuylkill River
A segment of the Schuylkill River Trail passes along the Schuylkill River from Locust Street northward to Valley Forge, near the King of Prussia mall. In Philadelphia, most of the trail runs through Fairmount Park. The trail to Valley Forge totals 10.5 miles (16.9 km), [12] and when completed, will total 140 miles (230 km) to Hamburg, Pennsylvania.
The Schuylkill River (/ ˈ s k uː l k ɪ l / SKOOL-kil, [1] locally / ˈ s k uː k ə l / SKOO-kəl) [2] is a river in eastern Pennsylvania.It flows for 135 miles (217 km) [3] from Pottsville southeast to Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries.
The 19-mile (31 km) scenic Perkiomen Trail runs through the Perkiomen Creek Valley from its junction with the Schuylkill River Trail at Oaks, Upper Providence Township, to Green Lane Park, the largest county park. Most of the trail is a 10-foot (3.0 m)-wide cinder or stone aggregate (unpaved) surface with grass shoulders.