LoST in Philadelphia National Historical Park – a Smart-guided Bikeway Tour

Name: LoST in Philadelphia National Historical Park – a Smart-guided Bikeway Tour
Start: 2024-11-16T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-16T13:00:00-05:00
Location: CycleNuts Selfie Tours – Valley Forge National Historical Park Bikeways

November 16, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Along with American history buffs, cycle tourists will enjoy this national treasure chock full of scenic vistas, and great bikeways.

LoST in Philadelphia National Historical Park

– a Smart-guided Cycle Tour

Along with American history buffs, cycle tourists will enjoy this national treasure chock full of scenic vistas, and great bikeways.

The 3,500-acre Valley Forge National Historical Park is amazing to explore, especially on a bike tour! Visitors can peek into American history with General George Washington’s headquarters and an encampment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

This is also home to the National Memorial Arch, modeled after Rome’s Arch of Titus. Dedicated in 1917, this grand structure memorializes the triumphant arrival of General Washington and the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-78.

Natural beauty also adorns the tour route. Along with the scenic park grounds the Schuylkill River and Perkiomen Creek provide ample waterside vistas to take in along the way. The tour also visits Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, a popular 107-acre area for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts.

The tour is a Long or Short Tour (LoST) – it comes in two lengths – 15 and 31 miles. Both options explore Valley Forge National Historical Park. The longer tour is more in-depth and travels further along the Schuylkill River Bikeway. With a staggered starting time, both long and short-distance tourists could ride together from the National Arch to the tasty spot.

The tasty spot is towards the end of the adventure, which is friendly to furry friends if you happen to be touring with yours (found on Bring Fido). Details are included with the tour links.

The route follows the lay of the land which is mostly flat with only 400′ of climbing over 15 miles on the Short tour and 885′ of climbing over 31 miles on the Long tour. Both tours are an 83% bikeway loop mostly on paved bikeways with some crushed stone segments, and about 50% shaded. In some short segments the route shares the road with motor vehicles. As usual, the tour comes with the CycleNuts 50% downhill guarantee. There are a few segments where you might use your bike gears, but nothing to work up too much of a sweat about. Speaking of sweating – it’s optional. You set your pace, starting time, and touring agenda with CycleNuts’ smart-guided tour.

Points of Interest:

Artillery Park – a historical field where Brigadier General Henry Knox commanded and dispatched Continental Army cannons.
Schuylkill River – The 135-mile river is one of the Delaware River’s largest tributaries.
Perkiomen Creek – A 38-mile tributary of the Schuylkill River voted one of Pennsylvania’s best swimming holes in 2024.
Muhlenberg Brigade – 9 reconstructed Continental Army huts are the center of historical reenactment living history events and 18th century costumed volunteers and park rangers.
National Memorial Arch – Impressive monument honoring the return of General George Washington and the Continental Army to Valley Forge.
Valley Forge Train Station – opened in 1911 by the Reading Railroad as an elegant stop for the thousands visiting Valley Forge State Park, is now used as a museum and information space.
John James Audubon Center – 175-acre estate managed by the National Audubon Society where visitors can explore the 18th-century life and art of John James Audubon, in a historic, three-story stone farmhouse museum surrounded by a world of birds.
Lower Perkiomen Valley Park – 107-acre Montgomery County park popular with outdoor activity seekers.
Visitor Center at Valley Forge – opened in 1976 provides a central stop for Valley Forge touring information complete with a store and museum.
Valley Forge National Historical Park – 3,500 acres of natural beauty and history. Pennsylvania’s first state park opened in 1893 and was given to the National Park Service in 1976.
General Washington’s Headquarters – tour the historic building used as General Washington’s war room.

Bikeways:

Chapel Trail
Chester Valley Trail
Audubon Loop Trail
Schuylkill River Trail
Sullivan’s Bridge Trail
Perkiomen Creek Trail
Schuylkill River Oak Trail
Joseph Plumb Martin Trail
Joseph Plumb Martin Loop Trail

CycleNuts LoST Adventures

This is a CycleNuts LoST adventure – an acronym for Long or Short Tour. There are two lengths, which allows long and short-distance riders to tour together to the same turnaround spot.

GO LONG OR GO SHORT! 1 starting spot and 2 tour lengths. Rider’s choice! 15 or 31 roundtrip miles.

How a LoST works. The 15 and 31-mile routes start at different times; travel some of the same bikeways; allow both groups – long and short – an opportunity to socialize at the same tasty stop; and return together to the starting spot.

WHY CHOOSE a Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tour?

You get all the benefits of a guided tour without the drawbacks of a tour guide, other tourists, time restrictions, and a rigid tour agenda. With this smart-guided tour, you can go when you want, at your speed, and hang out at a spot as long as you wish. You can even wander off the planned route and the smart guide will get you back on track when you are ready.

HERE’S THE PLAN: You bring a bike and a smartphone. CycleNuts provides the smart-tour guide links! You will receive an expertly designed tour route via email. Click the emailed link and follow the Selfie Tour route using your smartphone as your smart-tour guide for the Voice and Map guided turn-by-turn instructions.

SHORT INSTRUCTIONS: From your location, using your cell phone click on the starting spot link and follow the Google Maps directions. When you arrive, click the emailed tour navigation links to begin the tour. The navigation links will be either Google Maps, Ride With GPS (RWGPS), or both. For more complex tours, there may be several links to click with additional instructions. With Google Maps, the navigator will prompt you at each checkpoint to continue navigation.

BUY NOW AND RIDE WHENEVER AND FOREVER. The route links do not expire. Buy now and plan out your adventure – invite your favorite peeps or ride solo; make overnight accommodation reservations, if needed; reserve a sitter for your pooch, or bring along – many tours include dog-friendly tasty spots. The purchase is for the CycleNuts Selfie Smart-guided route links and instructions. Attractions, lodgings, food, bike rental, etc. are not included.

CycleNuts Selfie Tours tie together fun, interesting, scenic, historic, tasty, and refreshing points of interest along a bikeway-focused tour route where you ride at your pace and pleasure. You are the tour boss. You choose the date and time – the tour is good for any day or time.

With these Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tours, you bring the bike, and the smartphone – CycleNuts provides the smart-guided links. The smart guide gives voice and visual turn-by-turn instructions along an expertly designed tour route.

Do the tour solo or bring along your crew. Easily stop anywhere along the way to visit attractions or refreshments and the smart guide will continue the route from wherever you are when you are ready to roll.

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