Lori Litchman is a lifelong Pennsylvanian, calling Philadelphia her home for nearly 30 years. She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Goucher College. Lori tries to spend as much time as she can in nature. When she's not writing or hiking, she's usually in her garden trying to find space for more plants.

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Acknowledgments

Foreword

Preface

60 Hikes by Category

Introduction

Philadelphia County

• Carpenter's Woods
• John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
• Manayunk Bridge Trail
• The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
• Schuylkill River Trail: Schuylkill Banks, Center City
• Wissahickon Valley Park: Hermit Lane Trail
• Wissahickon Valley Park: Lavender and Orange Trails
• Wissahickon Valley Park: Lower Trails
• Wissahickon Valley Park: Upper Trails

Northern Suburbs (Bucks, Montgomery, and Lehigh Counties)

• Audubon Center at Mill Grove
• Churchville Nature Center
• Delaware Canal State Park: Pennsylvania Side, Tinicum Park
• Evansburg State Park
• Five Mile Woods Nature Preserve
• Fort Washington State Park: Green Ribbon Trail
• Green Lane Park
• Green Ribbon Trail: Wissahickon Valley Watershed
• Lehigh Parkway Trail
• Manderfield Preserve
• Neshaminy State Park: River Walk
• Nockamixon State Park: Quarry Trail
• Nockamixon State Park: Top Rock Trail at Haycock Mountain
• Norristown Farm Park
• Peace Valley Nature Center
• Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust: Bethayres Woods
• Pennypack Trail: Lorimer Park
• Ralph Stover State Park: High Rocks
• Ringing Rocks County Park
• Rolling Hill Park
• Schuylkill River Trail: Spring Mill to Conshohocken
• Silver Lake Nature Center
• Tyler State Park: Covered Bridge
• Valley Forge National Historical Park: Chapel Trail
• Valley Forge National Historical Park: Horse-Shoe Trail/Mount Misery

New Jersey

• Baldpate Mountain: Ted Stiles Preserve
• Black Run Preserve
• Bull's Island Recreation Area
• Crystal Lake Park
• Cushetunk Mountain Preserve
• Franklin Parker Preserve
• Goat Hill Overlook
• Herrontown Woods Arboretum
• Hunterdon County Arboretum
• Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve
• Musconetcong Gorge Preserve
• Sourland Mountain Preserve
• Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Reserve
• Washington Crossing State Park
• Wharton State Forest: Batsto Lake Trail

Western Suburbs (Berks, Chester, and Delaware Counties)

• Binky Lee Preserve
• French Creek State Park
• Marsh Creek State Park
• Neversink Mountain
• Ridley Creek State Park
• Sadsbury Woods Preserve
• Stroud Preserve
• Struble Trail-Brandywine Creek
• Wawa Preserve: Rocky Run Trail

Delaware

• Brandywine Creek State Park
• White Clay Creek State Park: Twin Valley Trail

Appendix A: Outdoor Retailers

Appendix B: Hiking Clubs

Index

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