Chestnut Hill to Independence Hall and Barbecue
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Where else in the world can you hike 12 miles through beautiful parks to Independence Hall!! And Independence Day is the perfect day to do it. Afterwards we will barbecue and picnic back at Hill House. The barbecue area is great. They added chairs and 3 nice tables.
We'll head through Chestnut Hill, then the Wissahickon mostly on small paths. We'll continue across Ridge Ave to Kelly Drive. Then we'll take either the high road, Boxers Trail, or the main path along Kelly Drive to Center City. We'll then head over to Whole Foods for a few minutes before continuing downtown to Suburban Station just short of Independence Hall.
We'll take the Chestnut Hill West or East train right back to the starting point. Will be back between 330 and 430. Barbecue starts between 430 pm and 5 pm. Bring healthy food to share and if you plan to drink, bring drink to share. Last barbecue was great. We had turkey burgers, chicken, and corn from the pit plus a smogasbord of other healthy foods. We did need barbecue sauce.
If you want to store stuff that needs to be cold, like beer, come directly to Hill House at 10am.
I have plastic everythings, napkins, etc but its ecological to bring your own plate and utensils.
Caution: You should be able to walk 4 hours without much of a break.
You should have recently hiked 8 miles in conditions detailed above. Some hills.