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Wissahickon Creek Waterfall – Thomas Mill Covered Bridge loop from Chestnut Hill East

Routes
Running trails & routes
United States
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia

Wissahickon Creek Waterfall – Thomas Mill Covered Bridge loop from Chestnut Hill East

Hard

2.6

(19)

98

runners

Wissahickon Creek Waterfall – Thomas Mill Covered Bridge loop from Chestnut Hill East

02:41

24.1km

320m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Wissahickon Valley Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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3.92 km

Wissahickon Creek Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Wissahickon Creek flows over an old man-made stone shelf to create a wide waterfall that you can walk out towards on slabs of stone that rise up from the riverbed.

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2

9.10 km

Lincoln Drive Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Lincoln Drive Trail runs parallel to Lincoln Drive with the Wissahickon Creek on the other side. This is a really pretty piece of paved trails with multiple bridges across the water.

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3

10.1 km

Kelpius Cave

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Referred to as "Hermit's Cave" or "Kelpius Cave," this location was believed to serve as the entrance to the dwelling of Transylvanian scholar Johannes Kelpius. He held the belief that …

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4

11.6 km

Easy connection with the cheater valley trail.

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5

22.1 km

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge

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They constructed this bridge in 1855, and it underwent renovations in 1939 and 2000. It stands as the solitary remaining covered bridge within a major U.S. city, and is one …

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24.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

3.91 km

1.60 km

1.21 km

825 m

496 m

402 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

5.57 km

2.68 km

2.67 km

2.41 km

342 m

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Monday 11 May

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