Ridge Avenue Trailhead

Ridge Avenue Trailhead is a trailhead in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ridge Avenue Trailhead is situated near Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia, as well as near the trailhead Ridge Avenue East Entrance.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia and Wissahickon station.

Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia

Bridge

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia is a historic bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A triple-span stone arch bridge built in 1888, it carries Ridge Avenue over the Wissahickon Creek.

Wissahickon station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wissahickon is an active commuter railroad train station in the namesake Wissahickon section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located on Ridge Avenue and Rochelle Avenue, Wissahickon station serves trains of SEPTA Regional Rail's Manayunk/Norristown Line between Temple University station and Elm Street station in Norristown. Wissahickon station is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Ridge Avenue Trailhead.

Wissahickon Hall

Historic building

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY 4.0.

Wissahickon Hall is a historic building, which is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Ridge Avenue Trailhead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wissahickon and Wynnefield Heights.

Wissahickon

Neighborhood

Photo: Kmdevoe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wissahickon is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Wissahickon is located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Manayunk, and it is bounded by the Wissahickon Valley Park, Ridge Avenue, Hermit Street, and Henry Avenue.

Wynnefield Heights

Neighborhood

Wynnefield Heights is a middle class neighborhood that is located in the greater West Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is bounded by City Avenue to the north, Belmont Avenue to the west, Fairmount Park to the south and east, and the Schuylkill Expressway to the east.

East Falls

Neighborhood

East Falls is a neighborhood in Lower Northwest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies on the east bank of the "Falls of the Schuylkill," cataracts submerged in 1822 by the Schuylkill Canal and Fairmount Water Works projects.

Ridge Avenue Trailhead

Type: Trailhead
Category: sports location
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.0151° or 40° 0′ 54″ north

Longitude

-75.20692° or 75° 12′ 25″ west

Open location code

87G62Q8V+26

OpenStreetMap ID

node 634098884

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=trailhead

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ridge Avenue East Entrance and Wissahickon Transportation Center.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wissahickon Creek at Mouth and Wissahickon Transit Center Boarding Area 9.

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