Valley Forge Levee Walk & Audubon Owl Bushwhack Loop
Details
3.5 hours, 8-9 miles, some big hills, trails, some paved. Some bushwhacking. Normally we do this once each year in the spring when flowers are blooming.
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.
Note: Some Levees may be too dangerous to hike if they do not do trail work on them.
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.
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 (2026), $30 for 2 or family or donate $5 for each event. ••Pay in person or at Zelle (Sidney Goldstein 215 247-4459). Please text me after you donate so I can properly give you credit. Thanks. The yearly donation goes down to $15 in July; to $10 in Sept-Nov; Dec new year.