Perkiomen Trail

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Perkiomen Trail

Length 19 mi; 30.6 km
Trailheads South: Oaks, Pennsylvania
North: Green Lane, Pennsylvania
Use Muti-use
Trail Difficulty Easy
Season Year-round

The Perkiomen Trail is a multi-use trail which begins at the junction with the Schuylkill River Trail extension to Valley Forge NHP and ends in Green Lane Park. It follows the Perkiomen Creek and connects Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, Central Perkiomen Valley Park, and Green Lane Parks. The trail is mostly gravel, with some sections being paved.

The defunct Perkiomen Valley corridor of the Reading Railroad was purchased by Montgomery County in 1978, and the trail follows the former railroad bed.

It passes through 10 municipalities (from south to north): Oaks, Arcola, Yerkes, Collegeville, Rahns, Graterford, Schwenksville, Spring Mount, Salford, and Green Lane


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Hiking Trails in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Laurel Highlands - Liberty Bell - Link - Lost Turkey - Lower - Loyalsock - Mason-Dixon - Mill Creek
Montour - North Country - Old Loggers Path - Mid-State - Pennypack - Perkiomen - Pinchot
Power Line - Quebec Run - Quehanna - Rachel Carson - Rock Run - Schuylkill East
Schuylkill River - Sunrise - Susquehannock - Tanbark - Thunder Swamp - Tuscarora - Warrior - West County - West Rim - Wissahickon - Youghiogheny River