Wissahickon Park

[finmgr]

I hear a lot about the nice trails at Wissahickon Park in Philadelphia. I live in South Jersey. Can anyone give me directions to Wissahickon Park and an idea of where to park and trailhead?

[pepe091]

Hello Fin,

You can park at the below links. I usually park on Bells Mills Rd since its the closet to me. You can pick up the trail pretty much at or close to every parking lot as well as off the Forbidden Drive Rd. Don’t forget to lock your car and have fun. The main trails run on both sides of the creek.

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[finmgr]

Are there areas of Wissahickon Park that are more for beginner/intermediate riders. Me and my son went out there a few weeks ago, and it was extreme. If there are better parts of the park for beginner/intermediate, can someone please let us know where the trialheal is, where to park? Thank you.

[Greg Heil ✓ supporter]

"finmgr" wrote

Are there areas of Wissahickon Park that are more for beginner/intermediate riders. Me and my son went out there a few weeks ago, and it was extreme. If there are better parts of the park for beginner/intermediate, can someone please let us know where the trialheal is, where to park? Thank you.

Have you read the trail description In the database here: http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails … -park.html ? Sounds like there aren’t any beginner trails but mostly intermediate trails.

[finmgr]

thanks for the information.

[ktmillerfla]

"finmgr" wrote

Are there areas of Wissahickon Park that are more for beginner/intermediate riders. Me and my son went out there a few weeks ago, and it was extreme. If there are better parts of the park for beginner/intermediate, can someone please let us know where the trialheal is, where to park? Thank you.

Hey finmgr – I consider myself more intermediate and actually really prefer Belmont Plateau. There’s no comparison to the amount of trails at Wissahickon, but I like the trails at Belmont much better. Whereas the Wiss offers lots of climbing and TONS of sketchy, rocky trail descents, Belmont has nicely groomed, relatively flowy dirt singletrack with some moderate climbs but nothing compared to Wiss. The guys that maintain Belmont do a fantastic job – just don’t let them catch you skidding. It isn’t easy, but it’s a fun spot where you can also get a good workout. It’s also rarely busy on the weekends to the point that I can bring my dog with me. I don’t usually see more than 3 other people biking so we can both get a good ride in without bothering anyone or being bothered.

Let me know if you’d like more info or if you’d like to catch up for a ride.

[finmgr]

Do you have directions from south jersey? Thanks for the suggestion.

[nickrm]

If you go under the Mountain Bike Trails tab, you can search for the trail you are trying to find and there is an option to type in your address to get directions right to the trail head. Here is a link: http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails … ateau.html

If you look just under the big green "View Topo Map", there is a box for directions – that should pretty accurately get you going on the right path. Safe Travels!

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