Part of the Trolley Trail that opened last year, the century-old skew arch bridge is getting a facelift. The skew arch bridge on Fairmount Park’s Trolley Trail is in its first round of repairs.

Trolleys ran through Fairmount Park until 1946 (one of the stops: an amusement park!), and now the tracks are being converted into a paved trail. One and a half miles of the 4.5-mile path are ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A 19th century bridge, built for a long-defunct West Fairmount Park trolley line, now a ...

If you tend to frequent West Fairmount Park’s many mountain biking trails, chances are you’ve stumbled upon this tunnel, which is a short walk from the historic Chamounix Hostel. But back in its hey ...

To better connect neighborhoods, “The New Fairmount Park” plan envisions building trails along the 16 creeks that flow from communities to the river. Doing so will capitalize on the natural path that ...

will take you through woodsy areas like the Wissahickon (One of the hikes is dedicated to the “Wissahickon’s Greatest Hits”), Boxers’ Trail, and West Fairmount Park. Some of the hikes ...

On Saturday, April 30, go on a guided hike with Lucy Strackhouse, senior director of preservation & project management for the Fairmount Park Conservancy. Tour a mansion, learn about 19th ...