Old Philly Trolley Walk: Fishtown to Manayunk

Explore two of the most colorful neighborhoods in Philadelphia on foot and take a ride back in time on the 1940’s trolley with us.

Start: Love Park at 16th and JFK

Finish: Manayunk Station

Distance: 12mi

Where to find us: Near 16th and JFK

Optional endpoints: Broad and Girard(6mi), with a short walk back to the start

Mini: to Broad and Girard(6mi)

Terrain: paved

Transit: Septa to Suburban Station

Return: Septa Regional Rail

Parking: Love Park, Family Court Building, or nearby garages

Difficulty: Beginner

Category: urban, scenic

Coordinator: Charles Updike

Today we’re going to party like it’s 1949. Take a walking tour of Fishtown and Manayunk, two of the city’s most popular and revived neighborhoods, with a stop for food at each. In between, experience a scenic twenty-five minute trolley ride on a restored Philly trolley from the 1940’s. Hang out afterwards in Manayunk with us for eats and libation as we wait for the train back to town.

Highlights:

• Reading Viaduct Rail Park
• Fishtown
• Restored 1947 Philadelphia trolley
• Fairmount Park
• Cynwyd Trail
• Manayunk

Partners:

Circuit Trails is 800 miles of interconnected trails in Greater Philadelphia in the making, already one of America’s largest trail networks. Once connected, the Circuit Trails will be one of the nation’s premier urban trail networks and it will provide multiple benefits to neighborhoods, communities and the region as a whole.

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