Photo of the Delaware River Trail by Jack Larson
What is the Circuit?
Greater Philadelphia is the proud home of the Circuit Trails, a vast regional network of hundreds of miles of multi-use trails that is growing in size each year. The Circuit connects our local communities, providing endless opportunities for recreating and commuting. So whether you bike it, walk it, or run it, the point is — just enjoy it.
Add to 500 Moments #OnTheCircuit
The Circuit Trails network is filled with miles of trails that are home to thousands of experiences and memories — big and small — that connect people to nature, communities and each other. To celebrate approaching our goal of 500 miles of Circuit trails, we’re collecting 500 moments from trail users like you. Read the Moments and share yours.
Every story helps show the impact of the Circuit Trails and inspires more people to get outside. Take a few minutes to share yours below—photos and videos are encouraged!
Explore the Circuit
Hundreds of miles of trails in the greater Philadelphia and New Jersey region form the Circuit Trails network. Whether you’re commuting, running errands, or choosing to walk, run, ride, roll or play in nature, the Circuit Trails offer endless opportunities for you to get out and enjoy the places you need to — and want to — be.
We’ve gathered a few resources to help you explore the Circuit Trails, enhance your trail experiences, discover events and new activities to try.
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Get Involved
Showing your support for the Circuit Trails is essential for securing continued investment in building new miles of trail and maintaining what’s already built. Your voice helps us demonstrate to decisionmakers that trails aren’t nice to have — they’re essential to our neighborhoods.
Walking and Running/Caminar y correr
- Philadelphia’s Best Walking Trails / Los mejores senderos para caminar de Filadelfia
- How to Train for a 5K or 10K Using Rail-Trails / Cómo entrenar para una carrera de 5K o 10K usando un sendero ferroviario
- 11 Tips to Make Walking a Natural, Enjoyable Part of Your Day / 11 consejos para hacer que caminar sea una parte natural y placentera de su día
- Step to it: Seven Ways to Spice Up Your Walks / Mejorar el paso: siete maneras de darles vida a las caminatas
- Trail Walking with Your Four-Legged Friend | TrailLink
Biking/Ciclismo
- Brush Up on Biking Basics | The Circuit Trails / Repasar los conceptos básicos de ciclismo
- Easy Preventative Maintenance for Rail-Trail-Riders | TrailLink / Fácil mantenimiento preventivo para los usuarios de senderos ferroviarios
- How to Be Equipment-Ready for Your First Long-Distance Trail Ride / Cómo tener el equipo listo para su primer viaje de larga distancia por senderos
- Useful Biking Gear for Trails—Plus A Few MacGyver Tips! /
Equipamiento de ciclismo útil para senderos, ¡y algunos consejos de MacGyver! - Seven Things That Can Go Wrong on a Bike—And How to Fix ‘Em! /
Siete cosas que pueden salir mal en recorrido en bicicleta, ¡y cómo solucionarlas! - 15 Essentials Every Bicyclist Should Have / 15 elementos esenciales que todo ciclista debe tener
- Seven Hot Tips for Cold-Weather Biking /
Siete buenos consejos para andar en bicicleta en climas fríos - How to Prepare for Your First Long-Distance Trail Ride / Cómo prepararse para su primer viaje de larga distancia por senderos
- How to Get Back on a Bike—Years Later (8 Simple Tips) / Cómo volver a montar en bicicleta después de años (8 consejos simples)
- How to Ride in the Rain / Cómo manejar bajo la lluvia
Self-guided experiences/Experiencias autoguiadas
- My Circuit Trails Scavenger Hunt
- TrailOff, audio dramas based on the Circuit Trails network
- Keep It Cool With These Waterfront Trails #OnTheCircuit / Relájese en estos senderos costeros #EnElCircuito
- Stroll Through History #OnTheCircuit / Paseo por la historia #EnElCircuito
- Take a Forest Bath #OnTheCircuit / Sumérjase en el bosque #EnElCircuito (#OnTheCircuit)
- Small Towns, Big Adventures: 3 Weekend Trips #OnTheCircuit Worth Taking / Pueblos pequeños, grandes aventuras: Tres viajes de fin de semana #EnElCircuito (#OnTheCircuit) que vale la pena hacer
- Beyond the Classroom: Five Places to Further Your Learning #OnTheCircuit / Más allá del aula: Cinco lugares para promover su aprendizaje #EnElCircuito (#onthecircuit)
- Camping on the Circuit: Three Trails for Overnight Adventures / Campamento en el circuito: Tres senderos para aventuras nocturnas
- It’s a Plan: A Guide to Planning Trips #OnTheCircuit / Es un plan: Una guía para planificar viajes #EnElCircuito (#OnTheCircuit)
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Scavenger Hunt
- How to Pull Off the Ultimate Trail Picnic / Cómo lograr el mejor pícnic en un sendero
- Black History Bootcamp Walking Meditation Podcast Series
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