Explore the trails between Swarthmore and Wawa, its dairy and new train station.
Start: Swarthmore PA Septa Station
Finish: Wawa PA Septa Station
Distance: 12-14mi
Where to find us: At the station
Optional endpoints: Additional mileage is an option. Details to come.
Terrain: paved, gravel, wooded trail, grass
Transit: SEPTA to Swarthmore on the Wawa line
Return: short train ride on Septa
Parking: Available at both stations
Difficulty: Average
Category: nature, urban
Coordinator: Charles Updike
Join us as we explore new territory available to us with the extension of the rail line into Wawa, Pennsylvania.
We start with a visit to Swarthmore College, get lost on some squiggly trails before arriving in the town whose dairy burgeoned into convenience store ubiquity.
Extra mileage south for the intrepid walker will take us through Mare of Easttown country. More details about this option to come.
Highlights:
- Swarthmore College
- Wawa Preserve
- Darlington Valley
- Wawa dairy facility
Partners:
Circuit Trails is 800 miles of interconnected trails in Greater Philadelphia in the making, already one of America's largest trail networks. Once connected, the Circuit Trails will be one of the nation's premier urban trail networks and it will provide multiple benefits to neighborhoods, communities and the region as a whole.
