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North Mt. Pleasant Trailhead

Website https://fow.org/venue/n-mt-pleasant/

Events at this venue

Today

  • The Wissahickon in May with Debbie Hoellein and Jim McClory

    North Mt. Pleasant Trailhead

    Photo courtesy of Brad Maule Meeting at North Mt. Pleasant Place Trailhead (see map here) Join Debbie, Jim, and Katherine and Dave Bonar as we hike the Wissahickon in May. We will again be visiting the Frog Pond to see what the little amphibians are getting up to at the end of spring! The site of one of the largest mills in colonial North America is on our route, as is the Fingerspan bridge by Jody Pinto. And we’re sure to see some interesting plants and rocks! We’ll be climbing over more rocks than we usually do on our ~4

  • The Wissahickon in May with Debbie Hoellein and Jim McClory

    North Mt. Pleasant Trailhead

    Meet at North Mt. Pleasant Place Trailhead Join Debbie and Jim as we hike the Wissahickon in May. This will be at least the 5th FOW hike (not all ours) that goes past the frog pond. It’s fun to go from not seeing them, to seeing tadpoles, to seeing frogs. And we’ll see what the frogs are up to on the last day of May. We will also visit the site of one of the largest mills in colonial North America, walk through a work of art, and see some interesting rocks and plants. Our 3.5-4 mile route includes some

  • The Wissahickon in April with Andi Wingert, Debbie Hoellein and Jim McClory

    North Mt. Pleasant Trailhead

    Meet at North Mt. Pleasant Place Trailhead (North Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Wissahickon Ave.) Join Andi, Debbie, and Jim as we explore the Wissahickon in April. Last year the spring ephemerals were in full bloom on our route. Since this winter has been so mild, we moved our hike a week earlier to see if we can catch them blooming again this April. Will we see frogs in the frog pond as we pass the bench and trees dedicated to a beloved trail ambassador? We may see and hear the earliest migrating birds moving back to our area, including phoebes