Sunday, August 15th, we continued our journey to explore this trail (see Perkiomen Trail – Part 1). We drove to the Hollywood Trailhead. It is located in one of the lesser populated areas of the trail. Traveling north, the trail is wide and paved macadam for a bit and then returns to crushed stone. The trail mostly follows an old railroad bed but there are parts of the trail where the land has been reclaimed by property owners and the trail circumnavigates around these areas. In downtown Schwenksville, the trail travels closely behind the buildings on Main St. We passed a bike-friendly breakfast-lunch eatery. We thought it’d be a nice place to stop but we had already eaten and were interested in exploring more of the trail.
Once you leave Schwenksville the trail turns right and heads up the hill. This was a bit challenging so we stopped at a bench at the top of the hill for a breather. The Cedar Road Trailhead is close by. The trail then proceeds down hill. When we got to a spot where a sign indicated the slope was a 12% grade we decided to turn around. We were disappointed but were dreading the thought of having to climb back up this hill on our return. Our map indicates that from the Cedar Road Trailhead to the Spring Mount Trailhead is only a mile.
Once we got back to the car and loaded the bikes we proceeded to locate the Spring Mount Trailhead. It’s about a mile off of Route 73. There is a bridge there that is closed and under construction. We returned home knowing that we wanted to come back soon and explore the rest of this trail.
Once you leave Schwenksville the trail turns right and heads up the hill. This was a bit challenging so we stopped at a bench at the top of the hill for a breather. The Cedar Road Trailhead is close by. The trail then proceeds down hill. When we got to a spot where a sign indicated the slope was a 12% grade we decided to turn around. We were disappointed but were dreading the thought of having to climb back up this hill on our return. Our map indicates that from the Cedar Road Trailhead to the Spring Mount Trailhead is only a mile.
Once we got back to the car and loaded the bikes we proceeded to locate the Spring Mount Trailhead. It’s about a mile off of Route 73. There is a bridge there that is closed and under construction. We returned home knowing that we wanted to come back soon and explore the rest of this trail.
Keep on Trekkin'
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