HIkes and trail work parties in the Wissahickon Creek area of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park

	Hikes	Work Party	Annual Mummers Day Hike
General Information	We hike every Saturday & Sunday on trails less travelled in the Wissahickon and beyond. We limit travel time to places 1.5 hours from where I live in Philly.	We plant trees, make trails, maintain trails, cut vines, and do whatever needs to be done in the Wissahickon Creek part of Fairmount Park.	About a 13 mile hike on New Year's Day from the country to city. If parade is postponed so is the hike.
Date	Wissahickon Hike is on the last Saturday of each month at 945am. We hike every Sat and Sunday.	First Saturday of Each Month. Meet 930am.	January 1 click for very large version
Time	Hiking start times vary from 10am onward. For long drives we may start at as early as 8am, but most hikes start 10am and after.	Meet between 9:-10 am. Go directly to the work site. I usually email the location during the week. You can call Dave Bower anytime for the location. See below.	Leave 9 AM
Meet Place	Hill House, 201 W Evergreen Ave. , Philadelphia PA 19118 Link To Google Maps Here A--is Hill House	For the Work Party you can go directly to the location. I usually email this info. Or call me 215 247-4459 or Dave Bower at 215-685-0263 or 215 264 5126 for location.	SAME AS HIKES
Duration	2.5-4 hours. Mileage varies greatly depending on terrain. Wissahickon hike lasts 2.5-3 hours ending between 1230 and 1pm	2-2.5 hours	3 hours hike,10 miles ~3 hours eat ~1 hrs mummers
Cancellations	hard rain, thunderstorms, pestilence	ditto	ditto
Additional	We often eat out afterwards. Pace is moderate. Kids & dogs fine. Age range 8-80.	No equipment needed. We supply what is needed including gloves. Don't wear your Sunday best.	We always eat somewhere. Pace is quicker.
Transportation	R8 line ends next to Hill House. R7 line is only 2 blocks away. I think it ends there.
Directions	Address: 201 W Evergreen Ave, 19118. Near Borders In Chestnut Hill. Next to R8 (Chestnut Hill West) train station, end of R8 line in Chestnut Hill. Link To Google Maps Here A--is Hill House

Hikes

Work Party

Annual Mummers
Day Hike

General Information

We hike every Saturday & Sunday on trails less travelled in the Wissahickon and beyond. We limit travel time to places 1.5 hours from where I live in Philly.

We plant trees, make trails, maintain trails, cut vines, and do whatever needs to be done in the Wissahickon Creek part of Fairmount Park.

About a 13 mile hike on New Year's Day from the country to city. If parade is postponed so is the hike.

Date

Wissahickon Hike is on the last Saturday of each month at 945am. We hike every Sat and Sunday.

First Saturday of
Each Month. Meet 930am.

January 1

click for very large version

Time

Hiking start times vary from 10am onward. For long drives we may start at as early as 8am, but most hikes start 10am and after.

Meet between 9:-10 am. Go directly to the work site. I usually email the location during the week. You can call Dave Bower anytime for the location. See below.

Leave 9 AM

Meet Place

Hill House, 201 W Evergreen Ave. , Philadelphia PA 19118
Link To Google Maps Here
A--is Hill House

For the Work Party you can go directly to the location. I usually email this info. Or call me 215 247-4459 or Dave Bower at 215-685-0263 or 215 264 5126 for location.

SAME AS HIKES

Duration

2.5-4 hours. Mileage varies greatly depending on terrain. Wissahickon hike lasts 2.5-3 hours ending between 1230 and 1pm

2-2.5 hours

3 hours hike,10 miles
~3 hours eat
~1 hrs mummers

Cancellations

hard rain, thunderstorms, pestilence

ditto

Additional

We often eat out afterwards.
Pace is moderate. Kids & dogs fine. Age range 8-80.

No equipment needed. We supply what is needed including gloves. Don't wear your Sunday best.

We always eat somewhere. Pace is quicker.

Transportation

R8 line ends next to Hill House.
R7 line is only 2 blocks away. I think it ends there.

Directions

Address: 201 W Evergreen Ave, 19118.
Near Borders In Chestnut Hill. Next to R8 (Chestnut Hill West) train station, end of R8 line in Chestnut Hill.
Link To Google Maps Here
A--is Hill House

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