Tinicum Wildlife Refuge Exploration

9.5 miles, 3.5 hours, flat good paths, birds, beautiful scenery, dramatic changes. In the winter cold weather often freezes the shallow lakes . In the summer everything is green. With low water levels the lakes become meadows.

Entering the Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum from the plain middle class Philadelphia neighborhood is like passing through a time a space portal to a distant land. We hike Tinicum because of it's constantly changing beauty, wildlife, and foliage. We've seen eagles, owls, goldfinch, sparrows, great blue herons, ibis, cormorants, egrets, woodpeckers, yellow warblers, cardinals, flycatchers, orioles, turtles (one 5 feet head to tail), ground hogs, fox, deer, water moccasin, etc etc. The plant life changes every season and often is hard to believe, surrealistic beauty.

Carpooling
To carpool from Hill House (201 W Evergreen Ave, Phila) meet 45 minutes before the event. Carpool time changes if hike time changes. Text me (215 2474459) 3-4 days in advance. 30th St Station pickup also.

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). Thanks. The yearly donation goes down to $15 July-Aug; to $10 in Sept-Nov; Dec new year.