West Chester, PA Horseback Riding Trails and Maps

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Length
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Blue Marsh Lake Trail

29.4 mi
State: PA
Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Gravel

Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail

73.6 mi
State: NJ
Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt

Elephant Swamp Trail

5.1 mi
State: NJ
Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel, Woodchips

Historic Smithville Park Trails

3.9 mi
State: NJ
Boardwalk, Dirt, Gravel, Sand, Woodchips

Lancaster Junction Trail

2.3 mi
State: PA
Crushed Stone

Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

20.3 mi
State: PA
Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel

Michael N. Castle C&D Canal Trail

12.4 mi
State: DE
Asphalt

Pennypack Trail

16.8 mi
State: PA
Asphalt, Boardwalk, Cinder, Crushed Stone

Perkiomen Trail

20.6 mi
State: PA
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Rim Trail

2.2 mi
State: PA
Crushed Stone

Springlawn Trail

2.1 mi
State: PA
Dirt, Gravel

Struble Trail

2.6 mi
State: PA
Asphalt

Tyler State Park Trails

10.8 mi
State: PA
Asphalt, Gravel

Wissahickon Valley Park Trail System

8.5 mi
State: PA
Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel

Big Woods Trail (PA)

3 mi
State: PA
Crushed Stone

Buena Borough Bike Path

1.9 mi
State: NJ
Asphalt

Little Jersey Trail

8.1 mi
State: DE
Crushed Stone, Dirt

Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway Trail

2.5 mi
State: MD
Crushed Stone

MA & PA Heritage Trail

5.1 mi
State: MD
Boardwalk, Crushed Stone, Dirt

PennDel Trail

5.4 mi
State: DE, PA
Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel
Accordion

Zacharias Creek Trail

1.96 mi
State: PA
Asphalt, Boardwalk, Crushed Stone

Crossways Trail

1.5 mi
State: PA
Asphalt, Boardwalk, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

Moran Trail

0.5 mi
State: PA
Dirt, Woodchips

Mt. Olivet Trail

0.75 mi
State: PA
Dirt, Gravel
Trail Image Trail Name States Length Surface Rating
The Blue Marsh Lake Multi-Use Trail loops for 29.4 miles around a manmade reservoir just outside of Reading in southeastern Pennsylvania. The trail has a mixture of surfaces (hard-packed dirt, grass,...
PA 29.4 mi Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
Spanning 73.6 miles, the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail is the longest completed multiuse trail in the state and is described by many as the crown jewel of New Jersey trails. A portion...
NJ 73.6 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
Walking along the Elephant Swamp Trail, it’s easy to see where it picked up the swamp part of its name. As for the rest, legend has it that in the late 1800s, an elephant got loose in the swamp when a...
NJ 5.1 mi Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel, Woodchips
The Historic Smithville Park Trails offers the perfect setting for a diversity of trail users, and is often packed with families with children on a hike to friends walking their dogs...
NJ 3.9 mi Boardwalk, Dirt, Gravel, Sand, Woodchips
The popular Lancaster Junction Trail follows the former Reading and Columbia Railroad, which transported iron ore and coal from Reading to the Chesapeake Bay via the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal...
PA 2.3 mi Crushed Stone
The Lebanon Valley Rail Trail travels for 20.3 miles in three distinct segments through Pennsylvania's Lebanon Valley. A majority of the route is unpaved, most gravel-surfaced, except for a four-mile...
PA 20.3 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel
The Michael N. Castle C&D Canal Trail offers a scenic 12.4-mile route along the north shore of the Chesa­peake and Delaware Canal in northern Delaware. The popular trail is named after the former...
DE 12.4 mi Asphalt
The Pennypack Trail travels through wooded parks on the outskirts of Philadelphia, following the wooded banks of Pennypack Creek to its mouth where it joins the expansive Delaware River. Deriving its...
PA 16.8 mi Asphalt, Boardwalk, Cinder, Crushed Stone
Closure Notice: Northern portions of the trail are closed due to flooding. Stay up to date on this closure by visiting the Montgomery County page.  The Perkiomen Trail spans 20.6 miles throughout...
PA 20.6 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Rim Trail offers a 2.2-mile route in Hibernia County Park, following a former railroad bed along the West Branch Branywine Creek. This southeastern Pennsylvania excursion is one of a handful of...
PA 2.2 mi Crushed Stone
The Springlawn Trail travels on what was once Springlawn Road, connecting Chesterville Road (Rt. 841) and Strickersville Road. The 2-mile trail is comprised of dirt and gravel and makes for a good...
PA 2.1 mi Dirt, Gravel
The Chester County Parks & Recreation Department opened this trail in 1979 on part of a former Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way. Today the 2.6-mile trail attracts more than 125,000 visitors each...
PA 2.6 mi Asphalt
Tyler State Park, located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, covers over 1,700 acres on the grounds of an old farm in a charming woodland setting. The park features a network of interconnected trails,...
PA 10.8 mi Asphalt, Gravel
Visitors to northwestern Philadelphia can acquaint themselves with the parks that surround Wissahickon Creek on a 8.5-mile system of multiuse trails. In the north, the Wissahickon Trail (also known as...
PA 8.5 mi Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel
Envisioned as a multi-use trail that will eventually connect the Thun Trail section of the Schuylkill River Trail in Union Township in southeast Berks County to the towns of Elverson and St. Peters in...
PA 3 mi Crushed Stone
This bike path begins along Southwest Boulevard at Harding Highway (US 40). It continues alongside the boulevard, then crosses Central Avenue and slipping into Bruno Melini Memorial Park, Buena’s...
NJ 1.9 mi Asphalt
The Little Jersey Trail loops through Lums Pond State Park on a wide, packed earth surface that accommodates hikers, cyclists and equestrians. The trail is the longer of two loops; the Swamp Forest...
DE 8.1 mi Crushed Stone, Dirt
Maryland's Susquehanna State Park is recognized for challenging hiking and biking trails, camping facilities, rock outcroppings, boating, a museum and restored historical sites. But none of these...
MD 2.5 mi Crushed Stone
The MA & PA Heritage Trail is not your typical rail-trail. Named for the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, which chugged through the Harford County countryside for the first half of the 20th...
MD 5.1 mi Boardwalk, Crushed Stone, Dirt
Also known as the Creek Road Trail from its origin road in Delaware, the PennDel Trail extends north from a connection with the Pomeroy and Newark Rail Trail in White Clay Creek State Park. The scenic...
DE, PA 5.4 mi Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel
Accordion
Located in Worcester Township, the Zacharias Creek Trail is a an easy walk or ride along water, through riparian woods and across green fields. The trail begins on Green Hill road (where there is a...
PA 1.96 mi Asphalt, Boardwalk, Crushed Stone
1.5 miles in length, the Crossways Trail is one of a growing number of shorter multiuse trails linking the Philadelphia suburbs. The greenway is suited for cycling and walking while horseback riding...
PA 1.5 mi Asphalt, Boardwalk, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
Like the nearby Zecharias Creek and Limerick trails, the half-mile long Moran Trail is one of several shorter, municipality-based local paths in the north Philadelphia suburbs that are not part of the...
PA 0.5 mi Dirt, Woodchips
The Mt. Olivet Trail is an example of a road to trail conversion in picturesque southern Chester County. About the Route Located in rural Franklin Township near the Maryland and Delaware state...
PA 0.75 mi Dirt, Gravel

Recent Trail Reviews

Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

North West Lancaster county river trail

August, 2026 by nyt8m6c85b

This trail is a few blocks from my house. I have enjoyed riding and exploring this trail since starting to ride a couple months ago.

Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

First time on this trail and it's beautiful!

August, 2026 by cnagel6625

First time on this trail and it's beautiful!

Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail

Ephrata to Warwick Trail

August, 2026 by glenn.swanger

This is a top tier rail trail for my riding area. I love riding this trail with my wife on our e-bikes all year round unless we get snow or it’s too cold. Plenty of bathrooms.

Accordion

Historic Smithville Park Trails

This is just a walking trail. Tried to bike here and was scolded by several people.

August, 2026 by jessevco1

This is just a walking trail. Tried to bike here and was scolded by several people.

Jack A. Markell Trail

new spur

August, 2026 by kennethlk

There is now a paved spur of about a mile in length that goes from the south side of the underpass of 295 to the social security building

Cresheim Trail

Oh what a ride

August, 2026 by areneduke

Being a novice mountain biker, I’d say this trail is a doozy! We bike-hiked for a good portion and then the hubs somersaulted over his handle bars and still we continued, linking up with other trails, until we reached the Cosmic Cafe for hazy IPAs. Goals. We had goals. Needless to say, Cresheim is not for the faint of heart.

Joseph Plumb Martin Trail

Great Way To See The Park

July, 2026 by colewa

Biking around Valley Forge is the best way to visit. You have to take time to stop at various monuments and read everything. This trail has some very steep grades both up and down.

Pennypack Trail

Beautiful Trail! Bridge out in Pennpack Park

July, 2026 by rclgg2

Beautiful Trail! Bridge out in Pennpack Park

Schuylkill River Trail

Nice Ride & Lunch in Phoenixville

July, 2026 by jjsebastian2020

Enjoyable trail ride between Mont Claire and Spring City. Two full streets along Main Street Phoenixville full of restaurants and shops blocked off to cars but very E-bike friendly (rules posted…must be 16 or over and bike must meet certain specifications). This section has some easy inclines and takes you past some of the residential apartments (some still under construction) which show the continual growth of this small yuppie town.

Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail

Best trail!

July, 2026 by alimardory

I have cycled the D&R numerous times from Frenchtown to Washington Crossing and from Lawrence Township to New Brunswick. I have not ridden through Trenton because I have been told it isn't very safe for a lone rider who doesn't know exactly where the trail begins and ends. The trail along the Delaware is beautiful and very well kept. The trail is wide with crushed stone and easy to navigate on any kind of bike. The trail along the Raritan is nice until you get closer to New Brunswick. The trail is rockier with many potholes and not as well kept, plus there are a few spots where you need to dismount your bike and walk. I highly recommend the D&R for biking, hiking and running.

D&L Trail

Not kept up very well

July, 2026 by alimardory

I have cycled the D&L from Washington Crossing to Uhlerstown a few times. The scenery is beautiful, but the trail itself is not well taken care of. Some parts are completely grown over or only allow one hiker/cyclist to pass at a time. There are also miles of large gravel that I think would be very difficult for road bikes, non-hybrid bikes of hikers with balance issues. It is also very crowded on the weekends.

Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

Northwest Lancaster trail

July, 2026 by daria.schaible10

I did this with a friend on Friday 07/17/2026- 7/18/2026 . We rode from Columbia River Center to Riverfront park in E Donegal township on Friday and Saturday returned to the park and rode up to the end at Falmouth . It was an enjoyable ride with the twists and turns and the view of Schock‘s mill bridge and riding between the corn fields . Also saw a lot of cardinals .

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