Wissahickon

Love our Earth. Stand up for our planet. PhilHarmonia is proud to close our ninth season with the world premiere of Adam Silverman’s Elegy for the Earth – a powerful setting of poems by Susan Gubernat that bemoan the harmful...

Join Historic RittenhouseTown at our 2nd Annual Town Fair! This is a free event hosted on our 20-acre parks & rec site nestled in the heart of the Wissahickon Valley of Philadelphia. The event features local vendors, food and drink,...

Explaining the where, how & etiquette while social distancing. Now that we’re all in a stay-at-home order in Philadelphia, we’re required to stay inside except for essential trips like buying food, reporting to an essential job or seeking medical attention....

The 4th Annual All Trails Challenge Returning The friends of the Wissahickon announced that its 4th annual All Trails Challenge is returning from May 13th to August 28th. How it Works Explore all 50+ miles of gorgeous trails in the Wissahickon on...

October has welcomed us with beautiful weather, and the best way to take advantage of it is to get outside. Luckily, Philadelphia has a number of scenic locations and trails that make getting outside extremely easy. Take a look at...

Want to explore all 50 miles of the Wissahickon? The Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) is hosting its 3rd Annual All Trails Challenge (ATC) , inviting outdoor lovers to hike, bike and horseback ride all 50 miles of the park’s trails....

The PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)  named Forbidden Drive 2018 Trail of the Year. Forbidden Drive: Trail of the Year The Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee designates a Trail of the Year to help build support and raise awareness...

Did you know that Philadelphia has over 10,000 acres of parks? The Wissahickon Valley Park is a solid 1,800 chunk of all that green space and draws about 1.1 million visits each year. No other area of Philadelphia has gone...

Soooo Friends of the Wissahickon posted on their Facebook page today that a black bear is wandering around the Wissahickon Park. According to the Facebook post, the bear has been seen on “Forbidden Drive near Valley Green Inn. It was...