• The Wissahickon Valley Park is an enormous 1,800-acre green space that provides locals and visitors with great hiking, wildlife viewing, and other recreational activities.
  • The beautiful Wissahickon Gorge has over 50 miles of trails where you can go hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding past several historical and geological sites, including Philadelphia’s only remaining historic covered bridge.
  • You can try your hand at trout fishing along the Wissahickon Creek or do some bird watching – birding walks are arranged in the spring.
  • A few of the historic sites you can visit in the park include Livezey House, the site of a grist mill dating back to 1700, and Rittenhousetown, a 30-acre site surrounding a former paper mill built in 1690.
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