By osborn2ride in June, 2011
I rode this trail on Sunday June 26th and had a great ride. This is a very good trail but not a great one. I saw every thing from full suspension Mt bikes to road bikes on the trail. About 80% of the trail is under a tree canape and on a hot summer sunny day that is a blessing. There were mile markers every half mile and by in large the trail is well marked. This is another family friendly trail that is very near a large population. Just below Spring Mt there is a 12% grade for about a 1/4 of a mile, not fun going up but a great ride down. There are a lot of bench's from one end of the trail to the other. The south end was much busier then the north end. The high light of the trip for me was the Pennsylvania Live Steam Railroad at mile marker 8, I am a kid at hart.
By krmac in November, 2010
Was in town for a wedding and ,per the recommendation of a local running store, ran this trail. I ran a 9 mile section (4.5 out and back)starting at the parking area at the intersection of RTs 113 and 29 going south. I wanted a place that I could run early in the morning while still dark . After getting multiple opinions that it was safe to run in the dark I found the parking area to be tidy, porta-john reasonably clean, overpasses free of graffiti etc. The trail is mostly crushed gravel with small portions that are paved. In Collegeville, the trail is a little tricky to follow if it is both dark and not familiar, in the light while not geat signage the path is easy enough to find. It follows through wooded areas, residential, and in-town business district. There is no traffic in the very early morning. The path becomes pleasantly busy but not congested in the early morning. In this section of the trail there was a porta-john at the trail head and business district to stop if needed. The trail was relatively well maintained. A great run, and big bonus to get to run this trail while in town!
By jrutch in October, 2010
we rode this about 2 years ago (not all of it) from valley forge and liked it alike, so we went back and started from green lane......this is a very lovely trail once you get rolling....leaving from green lane is very disjointed and on the road for part of the 1st mile...afterwards it becomes the nice easy to follow trail we remembered....unfortunately the spring mount section is still under construction (as of 10/23...several weeks late as to scheduled completion) and we had to turn around, so our planned 35 mile ride turned to a mere ten.....we tooled around green lane park for some more riding....but if you're looking for a long ride, check to see if construction is completed before choosing your start point