Schuylkill 6 River Trail Pottstown to reading Montgomery and Berks Counties Access Vehicle Parking Overview Special Amenities Trip Ideas There are trailheads at several locations, as well The River of Revolutions Interpretive Center at other crossings of back roads: General Characteristics the Schuylkill River Heritage Area headquarters Out-and-back Bicycle Trip Public Transit • Pottstown Riverfront Trailhead at the Pottstown trailhead offers an interactive • Trail segment length: 18.5 miles Park at the Pottstown Riverfront Trailhead after SEPTA Bus 40.243638, -75.653319 educational exhibit, parking, and restroom gathering picnic supplies Route 93 bus from Norristown to Montgomery • Links the historic manufacturing centers facilities. • Keystone Blvd. Trailhead County Community College, directly across of Pottstown and Reading while passing Head north on the trail toward Reading 40.245147, -75.660531 from the trailhead at the Schuylkill River through beautiful countryside and several Pottsgrove Manor in Pottstown is open year- After crossing the Schuylkill River and entering Heritage Area. • Grosstown Road Trailhead charming villages round for guided tours of the restored 1752 Reading, take a break for lunch in Riverfront 40.244263, -75.690669 house, as well as public programs, lectures, Park. Enjoy the scenic river views from the Pottstown Area Rapid Transit • Trail is hard surfaced in Montgomery workshops, and a museum shop. benches or picnic gazebo. Visit http://pottstownarearapidtransit.com/ • Union Township County and crushed stone in Berks County 40.258524, -75.781986 and see their maps and schedules in their Ride • Between Birdsboro and Gibraltar (4 miles), Morlatton Village in Douglassville is directly After lunch, return to the trail and head south Guide. back to Pottstown. • Angstadt Lane Trailhead the Trail is signed on very pretty back roads accessible from the trail and contains a superb collection of early stone structures including the Bieber Tourways 40.301122, -75.900003 • Historic stone buildings lining the trail oldest house in Berks County from 1716. The Tour length - 37 miles Bieber Tourways operates intercity bus service • Brentwood Trailhead along Route 10 make this a very picturesque route buildings are open during special events or by Biking - 4 hours active between Reading, Pottsville, Norristown and 40.301122, -75.900003 • Restaurants and cafes are accessible to reservation. Philadelphia, giving good access to the end Schuylkill History Two-day Expedition points of this tour. Visit their website at • The RACC Trailhead in Reading the trail as it passes through Pottstown, The Birdsboro Preserve is part of the Hopewell Begin the trip in Pottstown at the Schuylkill http://www.biebertourways.com/. 40.329383, -75.937041 Douglassville, Birdsboro, and Reading Big Woods, the last large, unbroken forest left River Heritage Area headquarters. Before BARTA Bus • Part of a regional trail that connects the in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Birdsboro heading to the trail, visit the River of Numerous local routes in Reading and its source of the Schuylkill River in Pottsville to quarry within the preserve is a popular place Revolutions Interpretive Center to learn about suburbs are provided by BARTA, including its mouth in Philadelphia for rock climbers with conditions appealing to the significance of the Schuylkill. several routes with serve RACC and the beginners through experts. Head north on the trail to the Allegheny Lancaster Avenue access to the Trail. History and Future Aqueduct Historical Park. Picnic in the park The Schuylkill River Trail was originally The Trail passes parallel to the Allegheny and take in the parks’ peculiar stone structures. conceived by Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park Aqueduct Historical Park which features a Bicycle Continue to Reading. Check in at one of Commission to give new life to an important massive 112 1/2 foot historic arched stone Reading’s bed and breakfasts such as the Bed The SRT currently ends at the Pottstown industrial corridor that helped build the “bridge for boats” that connected to the and Breakfast on the Park at 1246 Hill Road. Trailhead at the headquarters of the Schuylkill economy of the region. The trail follows the Schuylkill Navigation Canal. The park is ideal River Heritage Area. Refer to the Bicycle for picnics, hiking, and birding. Schuylkill River through five counties and In the morning, head south on the Trail toward Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s “great necessitates cooperation of many jurisdictions. Douglassville. Leave the trail at Morlatton Philadelphia Bicycle Map” for recommended Near the trail in Reading is the GoggleWorks, Currently, over 60 miles of trail is completed, Village and explore the 300 year-old settlement on-road bicycle routes linking with the Trail in the largest, most comprehensive interactive and the remaining segments are either under (reserve a tour ahead of time if desired). Pottstown at the downstream end of this tour. construction, in design, or being studied. arts center of its kind in the country. The GoggleWorks features free parking, a weekday Continue back to Pottstown. Before finishing Bike Pottstown/Bike Schuylkill Bike Share When the trail is complete, it will stretch 130 miles from Philadelphia to Pottsville. For more café, restroom facilities, and a significant the trip, visit Pottsgrove Manor for a tour and provides free bicylcle rentals to use the trail. number of artistic performances and exhibits. souvenir. Visit http://bikeschuylkill.org/ for details. information on the trail’s development, visit www.schuylkillrivertrail.com. Admission is free.