Wanderlust 2008
WANDERLUST WALKING CLUB
100TH YEAR (Founded in 1909)
2008 Events Schedule:
SEPTEMBER 6 PENNYPACK WATERSHED
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: Old York Rd. & Davisville Rd (Willow Grove stop SEPTA R2 Train or 55 bus)
Route: Car Pool to Terwood & Davisville lot. Davis Rd, Pennypack Rd & Mason's Mill Rd.
SEPTEMBER 13 DEVIL'S POOL
Time: 1:15 pm
Place: Germantown & Springfield Aves 7800 (23 bus)
Route: Hike to Devil's Pool on to Valley Green, return to starting point
SEPTEMBER 20 TINICUM ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER AND WILDLIFE PRESERVE
Time: 1:15 pm
Place: West side of Broad St between Passyunk & Snyder Aves, with transfer to 37 bus
Route: Walking from 84th St & Lindbergh Blvd., follow trails along the water's edge and through the wildlife observation areas.
SEPTEMBER 27 WALT WHITMAN WALK AND AQUARIUM
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: 5th & Market Sts. (Frankford Subway/El ? E1 or 17, 33 or 48 bus)
Route: Walk over Benjamin Franklin Bridge to Walt Whitman's house, via Rutger's Campus & Wiggins Park to Camden Aquarium area & return by walk over bridge, High-Speed Line or ferry.
OCTOBER 4 TOOKANY CREEK
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: Rising Sun & Olney Aves. (50 or 26 bus)
Route: Along both sides of Tookany Creek in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties to New Second St. in Cheltenham Township and return to starting point.
OCTOBER 11 RITTENHOUSE HOMESTEAD AND REVOLUTIONARY TRAILS
Time: 1:15 P.M.
Place: Wayne Ave & Rittenhouse St. (53 or 65 bus)
Route: Rittenhouse St. to Radium Spa, along Paper Mill Run to Rittenhouse birthplace, Indian Profile Rock, valley Green, Valley Green Bridge, Germantown Ave & Allens Lane
OCTOBER 18 APPLEFEST AT FOX CHASE FARM
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: Oxford Avenue near Brown
Route: To be announced
OCTOBER 25 RIVER TO RIVER WALK
Time: 1:15 P.M.
Place: Front of Art Museum
Route: Along renovated areas by the Schuylkill's bank through quiet townhouses area to the Delaware River waterfront and back to Center City along the South Street area or the Italian Market.
NOVEMBER 1 MORRIS ABORETUM, ANDORRA AND THE UPPER WISSAHICKON
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: Germantown Ave. & Bethlehem Pike (23 trolley or L bus)
Route: Carpool to Morris
NOVEMBER 8 PENNYPACK TO RIVERVIEW
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: Frankford Ave. & Ashburner St. (66 trolley)
Route: To river's edge
NOVEMBER 15 UPPER DARBY TO ART MUSEUM
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: In front of 69th Street Terminal on Market Street
Victory Avenue, Lansdowne Avenue, East Branch Creek, Woodbine Avenue, Wynnefield Avenue, Belmont Avenue, Montgomery Drive, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (West River) Drive, Kelly Drive, Art Museum
Distance: About 9 miles (or may drop out after 4.5 miles at 54th & City Line AvenuNOe
NOVEMBER 22 PENNYPACK
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: Benton & Bustleton Aves. (58 bus)
Route: West trail along Pennypack Creek to Veree Rd. and return to the start
NOVEMBER 29 VALLEY GREEN
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: Germantown Ave. & Rex St. (23 trolley )
Route: along Wissahickon to Valley Green and back to Germantown Ave.
DECEMBER 6 LIBRARY TO WATERFRONT
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: Central Library at 19th & Vine (R, 9 or 27 bus)
Route: through city to Delaware riverfront
DECEMBER 13 MIDVALE AVE. TO THE ART MUSEUM
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: East River Drive (Kelly Drive) & Midvale Ave. (61 or R bus)
Route: Midvale Avenue on Kelly Drive, Down Kelly Drive to Art Museum\
DECEMBER 20 CATHEDRAL ROAD TO FALLS
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Place: Cathedral Rd. & Ridge Ave. (bus routes 27,35 at McDonalds).
Route: Along Manayunk Canal.
DECEMBER 27 PENNYPACK
Time: 1:15 P.M.
Place: Benton & Bustleton Aves. (58 bus).
Route: East trail along Pennypack Creek to Holme Ave. and return to start.
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