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Schuylkill River Trail Start
4.7 ★★★★★ 37 Google reviews · Running trail in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Schuylkill River Trail Start's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Schuylkill River Trail Start
What a great path for biking, running walking dogs. I can’t wait till they extend it. It looks like there’s more of a section that’s raised up over the river, which will be lots of fun. Everything is clean and looks great and the sites are worth the trip.
Love it, also can be the Schuylkill River Trail end if you are going the other direction.
I honestly never realized there was an end/start to the trail because I thought it looped around the whole city. That being said it looks like there's construction to extend it more so perhaps it will continue to be built out.
super cool urban space that I totally enjoyed walking, biking with a great city view
Trail conditions & character
Plan your run at Schuylkill River Trail Start
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- Websiteschuylkillriver.org
- Phone(484) 945-0200
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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