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    Knox Covered Bridge - Valley Creek

    Knox Covered Bridge

    4.5(2 reviews)
    6.5 mi

    This 65 foot span over Valley Creek in Valley Forge Historic Park, Malvern, PA, was first built in…read more1851, but flood, fire and 21st Century traffic has required rebuilding on several occasions. At only 10' wide, attention to driving is demanded as it is easy to pinball off the side burr truss, taking part of the white pine structure with you. As was so often the case in the 18th-19th Centuries, these flowing streams were often dammed and used to power mills for flour needed for survival. Those early pre-industrial buildings are gone but for a few stone foundations visible with a little close looking along the creek edge. Walking along the trail that follows the watercourse all you can hear is the creek's exuberant laughter as it scours the rocky bottom as it has for a few thousand years. Who is the bridge named for? Some historians say it is for Philander Knox who bought a farm nearby at the turn of the 20th Century. He served as a two term U. S. Senator from Pennsylvania, and before that Secretary of State in the Taft administration, and Attorney General for Theodore Roosevelt. Others say the proper Knox was Henry, a general during the Revolution who camped near here during the dark days of our War of Independence when we were losing to the British and the Redcoats occupied Philadelphia. He was also President Washington's first Secretary of War. Both had impressive credentials. Either way, it is a beautiful spot to visit on a humid weekend afternoon before afternoon thunderstorms force you to seek shelter.

    Another adventure with my mother. This weeks flavor is locating and visiting 'Covered Bridges, if…read morethey still exist'. Well my they do and there are quite a few in the area. Today we visited two in Chester County that are about 10 miles apart. When driving that's a breeze! The first Covered Bridge was Bartram's Covered Bridge in Newtown Square, PA and this bridge, Knox Covered Bridge in Malvern, PA. This bridge is actually functional, we drove over and through which caused great excitement and happiness for my mother. The other bridge was protected and not in use. It was a little scary as the bridge begins on a curvy road and once you are over and through more curves. This bridge is far off any main roads or highways so you would probably have to make a special trip to enjoy its splendor.

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    Knox Covered Bridge
    Knox Covered Bridge

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    Radnor Trail - Art Center area

    Radnor Trail

    4.3(13 reviews)
    5.3 mi

    2.4-mile long one way…read more Multiple entrances. Parking varies based on when you enter. Friends of Radnor trail park is a good entrance with parking and a dog park. Bathrooms available there too. Wayne art center has parking. There's also a small lot off of Conestoga road by the curve across from Brookside Ave. Trail ends at Radnor Chester road and Sugartown road. Radnor Chester is a bit dangerous of an entrance. No parking available there. Parking at the shopping center across the street from the Sugartown entrance. Multiple other entrances have parking lots throughout the middle of the trail. Entrance also available from the apts by the township building and accessible from the township driving range off of Iven ave. Trail isn't flat. Has a slight tilt toward the edges. Occasional benches. Entrance by the art center is beautiful and always decorated by local art. Nice and quiet. Beautiful nature escape in the middle of a town. Mile markers on the side. Gets pretty busy when it's nice out and on afternoons. The local high school often uses the trail for cross country practice in the fall.

    This past weekend, it was a nice day out, so my wife wanted to get outside. We decided to try a…read morenew semi-local trail and parked at the Radnor Trailhead. We spent some time walking towards Strafford and enjoying the nice weather. This trail seemed well maintained, but was completely asphalt. Perfect for anything with wheels. There were interesting things along the way, a larger "Friends of Radnor Trail Park", with a lot of dog activity. The Wayne Art Center had some art work lining the fences of the trail. One area of the trail even had a small community garden, where the walkers could help themselves to anything that was growing. It's a nice place to be outside,but you are basically walking in an alley between back yards. Well not an alley, because an old railway was here. The trail had some interesting information about where each stop was along the trail. A great way to reclaim land from those tracks. Additionally, there were port-a-potties along the path. A nice day out, but I don't know if we would ever return.

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    Radnor Trail - Art Center area

    Art Center area

    Radnor Trail - Community garden area at the Wayne Art Center

    Community garden area at the Wayne Art Center

    Radnor Trail - Raised garden beds toward the Sugartown side

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    Raised garden beds toward the Sugartown side

    Drexel Lodge Park - Drexel Lodge Park

    Drexel Lodge Park

    4.0(1 review)
    2.3 mi

    The township actually acquired Drexel Lodge Park from Drexel University as part of the Newtown…read moreSquare Corporate Campus project. It used to be where Drexel's football team did summer training. The park is free and open to all, but they also take reservations through the township office for the sheltered picnic area that apparently holds 200ppl. There are two of the old football playing fields in the park, still in use, but set up for soccer when I visited. The website says there are two ponds, though I only saw one obvious one with a nice long bridge across it, and a gazebo nearby. Again, the website says there is an open air amphitheater, though I was unable to find it. I did see the historic train "museum" area (Newtown Square Railroad Museum), which is a couple old cars at the front of the park, visible from route 3. Also very obvious near the parking lots are the bathrooms and the railroad-themed playground. Dogs are allowed on leash, and by the parking lot, there is a station with bags to pick up after them. This park has a lot going on in it, but no trails, which is what I look for in a park, to take a long walk. I appreciate it for what it is, offering the community places to rest, picnic, meander by the pond, and entertain kids at the playground and train museum. I wish they had funds to keep the train cars a little better preserved though. I give it a solid 3.5 stars (but had to round up).

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    Drexel Lodge Park, Newtown Square, PA -- bathrooms

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    Drexel Lodge Park -- FREE concert! 5/14/22

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