Valley Forge Levee Walk & Audubon Owl Bushwhack Loop

3.5-4 hours, 10 miles, some big hills, trails, some paved. Some bushwhacking.

Rescued owls at Audubon Center are beautiful. We walk 30 ft levies, bushwhack up a steep hill, quite different from your normal VF hike. We pass by many interesting places: St Gabriels Farm School which has lamas, donkeys, alpacas, etc; the ruins of Pawlings historic estate and farm as wells as the 285 year old Sycamore Tree; the incredible Fatlands Estate which looks like a horse farm from a movie; a hidden unmarked grave yard out in field near St Gabreils; a hidden copper mine entrance that is visible though it may be too dangerous to get close to the entrance.

Carpooling
To carpool from Hill House (201 W Evergreen Ave, Phila) meet 40 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.