Green Ribbon Trail North to Penlyn Park

3.5 hours, 8-10 miles, brisk pace, great trails along the upper Wissahickon

The Green Ribbon Trail winds along the Wissahickon for about 13 miles from Upper Gwynedd Township to Stenton Ave near Philly. Eventually the trail will connect with Forbidden Drive near Northwestern Ave in the Wissahickon part of Fairmount Park. We hike the north part and south parts of the green ribbon trail separately. They are about 10 miles part. Both hikes are great if you like beautiful trails along the water.

For the Green Ribbon South Hike we have options:
One option that I plan to take today because it's shady, is to go north 5-6 miles to Penllyn Park area before making a U-turn and heading back. The path is often right along the creek in areas not explored by others. Beautiful scenery. The photo above shows more what this option looks like.
The other options is a loop hike where head towards Sheaf Rd which has beautiful farms and mansions. Little traffic. We pass and walk through the grounds of the historic Highlands Mansion.
We'll walk through Ft Washington St Park passing Hawk Observation Deck where we often see dozens of birds around the feeders. We once saw 11 pairs of cardinals and humming birds.

Carpooling
To carpool from Hill House (201 W Evergreen Ave, Phila) meet 20 minutes before the event. Carpool time changes if hike time changes. Text me (215 2474459) 3-4 days in advance.

GENERAL RULES : ••Hike at my pace. ••Hike lengths are approx: allow 30min -1hr extra. ••Donation requested. All monies donated to recreational charities like Natural Lands and the Friends of Wissahickon. •• For ~360 events each year donate $20 (2025), $30 for 2 or family or donate $5 for each event. ••Pay in person or at Zelle (215 247 4459) or at mrbasketball.net/HIKEpay.html . Thanks. Yearly donation goes down to $15 July-Aug; $10 Sept-Nov; Dec new year.