Wissahickon Creek Gorge Loop Trail is a 9.2 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
There are several parking areas that offer access to the trail.
Fairmount Park Commission, 215-685-0000 Friends of Wissahickon http://www.fow.org/
Moderately busy, nice, easy trail with few rock out cropping to break it up.
Such an amazing hike! First time here and will definitely be back!
Trails were greats (I want to the slightly harder tails but were very easy). Lots of friendly people along the trails. My dog and I walk for about an hour and had a blast. The reason this didn't 5-stars, parking. To find a place to park proved to be the most difficult part of the whole trip. I'll go again for sure.
The main trail in the park ( Forbidden Drive) is a well kept and wide trail. There are many benches to sit on and admire the scenery. The view of the creek is beautiful. Great for walking, jogging or bike riding. The trail is flat and easy . There are other trails that vary in difficulty that branch off of the main trail. I highly recommend this park.
The trail that’s laid out here is GREAT for hiking (lots of variety in terms of gravel vs dirt vs rocks/climbs). However, if you’re biking (like I was), it’s not so great. Unless you are a biker who’s super experience with lots of rocks and roots, these trails will be tough since most of the parts that make this route fun are very narrow. Right now, there are also a number of trees down, completely blocking the small trails. Super fun to climb over when hiking, not so much when you’re having to carry your bike with you. I ended up doing a variation of the loop, and only half of it because the smaller trails were very difficult, if not impossible, on my bike. I’ll definitely be back to simply hike this loop, but biking was tricky! Either way, a nice loop overall, but something to be aware of.