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Our Mission
We inspire and engage diverse communities of people to protect, steward, and enjoy the land and waterways of the Wissahickon Valley.
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Volunteer hours supported stewardship and trails projects, and the Citizen Science and Creek Watch programs
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Students from 9 local schools participate in our environmental education program annually
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Acres of land protected from development
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Gallons of stormwater managed by green stormwater projects annually
T-Shirt Fundraiser
Orders Must be Placed by June 2
Represent Wissahickon Trails and support your local trails, wildlife, and waterways! A portion of every sale from this fundraiser will be donated to Wissahickon Trails.
Would you like to purchase both designs? You can add styles of each design to your cart at Bonfire.com and only pay one shipping fee.
This fundraiser ends on Friday, June 2 -- all orders must be placed by then!
Shirts will shipped by Bonfire starting June 12.
Wissahickon Ales for Trails
Hike Local. Drink Local.
Support Wissahickon Trails and enjoy free drinks from local businesses!
Purchase an Ales for Trails Passport for $50 from Wissahickon Trails and receive one free item at participating breweries and wineries.
Makes a great gift for friends and family!
Upcoming Events
You are invited to join Wissahickon Trails board, staff and community members as we celebrate the acquisition of the 10 acre property on Lewis Lane, expanding Camp Woods to 48 acres.
Everyone
Starting and ending at the Prophecy Creek Park, this 3.5 mile hike illustrates the trail connections between Briar Hill Preserve, Cheston Family Preserve, Hughes Family Preserve, Armentrout Preserve, and Camp Woods. The highlight of this hike is visiting the recent 10-acre expansion at Camp Woods that creates these exciting new trail connections.
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Join Erika Hovland Bahij of Rose and Redwood as you use your senses to explore nature in daylight, twilight and early nightfall.
Nature Program
Everyone
Starting and ending at the Prophecy Creek Park, this 3.5 mile hike illustrates the trail connections between Briar Hill Preserve, Cheston Family Preserve, Hughes Family Preserve, Armentrout Preserve, and Camp Woods. The highlight of this hike is visiting the recent 10-acre expansion at Camp Woods that creates these exciting new trail connections.
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Take a tour of Montgomery County's only water-powered gristmill and experience many hands-on, family-friendly demonstrations! Visitors will also be treated to a musical performance by the students of the Lohse Studio of Music
Local History
Family Friendly
Starting and ending at Mason Drive in Whitpain Township, this 1.5 mile meandering hike will explore the newly acquired 10 acre property that expands Camp Woods. Participants will experience the connection between Camp Woods and the Hughes Family Preserve at Briar Hill by crossing Lewis Lane and completing a loop hike through the fields at a slow pace.
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Tex Mex Connection is back hosting the 33rd year of one of the top week night 5k runs in the area. Wissahickon Trails is proud to be the main beneficiary of this event with over one million dollars raised to protect and restore the land and waterways of the Wissahickon Valley over the past 23 years.
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Trailblazer
I love Wissahickon Trails [formerly WVWA] and what it brings to our communities - hiking, outdoor recreation, from very active running to very quiet contemplation or bird watching - it's all amazing. My hope and my goal is to keep working with them to introduce more people to this beautiful set of trails. To keep building trail connections to the neighborhoods where people live.
Harm Scherpbier, Volunteer
VolunteerWhat is a watershed?
A watershed is an area of land that channels rainfall and snowmelt to a common body of water, such as creeks, streams, and rivers. The Wissahickon watershed is 64 square miles and covers portions of Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. It is defined by the land-area where rainfall and snowmelt flows into the Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries.