Friday, August 20th, we returned to the Spring Mount Trailhead. This is a rail trail. Starting out you cross the Perkiomen Creek on a bridge that gives you some really beautiful views of the creek. This is a leisurely ride through mostly shaded areas with numerous views of the Perkiomen Creek. This trail passes the location of the Philadelphia Folk Festival which was to begin the following day. There were a number of people on the trail obviously there to participate in this longstanding musical venue.
Once you approach Green Lane the trail crosses Route 29. You need to be alert here and pay attention to the traffic to cross over to Green Lane Park. There are several hills to climb but once you reach the summit in Green Lane Park you are rewarded with a beautiful view of the lake. As it was midmorning Friday this was a very peaceful and tranquil setting. After a brief stop at the lake’s edge for a snack we rode back to Spring Mount Trailhead.
The bridge that is under construction at Spring Mount is actually part of the trail’s path. There is a detour that connects you with the trail on the other side of the bridge. We explored this detour. We picked up the trail on the other side of the bridge until we arrived at the point in the trail where it started to climb up the mountain. We are assuming that this is the same section that we stopped at on our previous adventure (see Perkiomen Trail – Part 2 ).
Once you approach Green Lane the trail crosses Route 29. You need to be alert here and pay attention to the traffic to cross over to Green Lane Park. There are several hills to climb but once you reach the summit in Green Lane Park you are rewarded with a beautiful view of the lake. As it was midmorning Friday this was a very peaceful and tranquil setting. After a brief stop at the lake’s edge for a snack we rode back to Spring Mount Trailhead.
The bridge that is under construction at Spring Mount is actually part of the trail’s path. There is a detour that connects you with the trail on the other side of the bridge. We explored this detour. We picked up the trail on the other side of the bridge until we arrived at the point in the trail where it started to climb up the mountain. We are assuming that this is the same section that we stopped at on our previous adventure (see Perkiomen Trail – Part 2 ).
Keep on Trekkin'
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