Manayunk Bridge Trailhead – Magarge Dam loop from Wyndmoor

Manayunk Bridge Trailhead – Magarge Dam loop from Wyndmoor

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Manayunk Bridge Trailhead – Magarge Dam loop from Wyndmoor

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24.7km

330m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.23 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.13 km

Valley Green Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

This inn is the last roadhouse in all of Philadelphia, and a much-beloved part of Fairmount Park. Although you can't stay here overnight, they serve good food and the inn serves as a sort of communal gathering spot: You can cozy up to the fireplace in the winter, or chill out on the porches in the summer.

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6.26 km

Kitchen's Lane bridge

Highlight • Bridge

During the 1800s, William Kitchen transformed a paper mill into a textile mill, utilizing this bridge. At this point, you'll catch breathtaking views of the Wissahickon Creek.

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7.84 km

Ten Box

Highlight • Monument

This small building has an interesting story. I assumed it was simply a gatehouse between trails in the Wissahickon Gorge park (connecting Forbidden Drive and the Creek Trail). Actually it is one of a network of phone stations used in the old days to connect a phone line running through the park, for the park police. This building was the tenth phone box (aka Ten Box).

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7.85 km

Lincoln Drive Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Lincoln Drive Trail runs parallel to Lincoln Drive with the Wissahickon Creek on the other side. This is a really pretty piece of paved trails with multiple bridges across the water.

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9.94 km

Stone Arch Bridge and Waterfall on the Schuylkill River Trail

Highlight • Bridge

Easy connection with the cheater valley trail.

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12.7 km

Laurel Hill West Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

14.3 km

Manayunk Bridge Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Old railroad bridge turned into a walking/biking path. Crosses over the Schuylkill River and I-76. Connects the Schuylkill River Trail to the Cynwyd Heritage Trail.

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21.1 km

Magarge Dam

Highlight • Waterfall

Wissahickon Creek flows over an old man-made stone shelf to create a wide waterfall that you can walk out towards on slabs of stone that rise up from the riverbed.

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