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Best Hiking Trails Near Philadelphia, PA

Browse 60 hiking trails across 133 miles (214 km) near Philadelphia, PA.
Default image for Rittenhouse Square Loop Trail, a 0.5-mile trail in Philadelphia, PA (US)
0.5 Miles
0.8 km
Easy Loop

Rittenhouse Square Loop Trail

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Default image for Washington Square Loop Trail, a 0.3-mile trail in Philadelphia, PA (US)
0.3 Miles
0.5 km
Easy Loop

Washington Square Loop Trail

Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
Default image for Independence National Park Loop, a 0.6-mile trail in Philadelphia, PA (US)
0.6 Miles
1 km
Easy Loop

Independence National Park Loop

Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
Default image for Kelpius Cave Loop, a 0.9-mile trail in Philadelphia, PA (US)
0.9 Miles
1.4 km
Easy Loop

Kelpius Cave Loop

Wissahickon Valley Park, Pennsylvania
Default image for Gorgas Creek Cave Loop, a 1.7-mile trail in Philadelphia, PA (US)
1.7 Miles
2.7 km
Easy Loop

Gorgas Creek Cave Loop

Wissahickon Valley Park, Pennsylvania
Default image for Magarge Dam Falls Hike, a 0.7-mile trail in Philadelphia, PA (US)
0.7 Miles
1.1 km
Easy

Magarge Dam Falls Hike

Wissahickon Valley Park, Pennsylvania
Default image for Valley Creek Dam Falls Hike, a 1.9-mile trail in King of Prussia, PA (US)
1.9 Miles
3.1 km
Easy Out-and-Back

Valley Creek Dam Falls Hike

Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
Default image for Hopewell Furnace & Lake Loop, a 3.0-mile trail in Elverson, PA (US)
3 Miles
4.8 km
Easy Loop

Hopewell Furnace & Lake Loop

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Default image for Batona Trail, a 53.5-mile trail in Tabernacle, NJ (US)
53.5 Miles
86.1 km
Moderate One-Way

Batona Trail

Wharton State Forest, New Jersey
Default image for Birdsboro Climbing Quarry and Reservoir Hike, a 3.1-mile trail in Birdsboro, PA (US)
3.1 Miles
5 km
Easy Out-and-Back

Birdsboro Climbing Quarry and Reservoir Hike

Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
Default image for Neversink Mountain Hike, a 2.2-mile trail in Reading, PA (US)
2.2 Miles
3.5 km
Moderate Out-and-Back

Neversink Mountain Hike

Neversink Mountain Preserve, Pennsylvania
Default image for Antietam Lake Falls, a 0.2-mile trail in Reading, PA (US)
0.2 Miles
0.3 km
Easy Out-and-Back

Antietam Lake Falls

Antietam Lake Park, Pennsylvania
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