Philadelphia is a great city for running, with historic sightseeing, riverfront paths, and of course the iconic locations from the movie “Rocky.” But the greater Philadelphia area extends to a large number of suburbs, with terrific running options as well. So we’ve put together this ‘Philly Suburbs’ running guide, organized by county:
Montgomery County, which borders Philly to the north, has some great bike paths, plus the nature trail at Haverford College and beautiful historic running at Valley Forge.
Delaware County borders Philadelphia to the south, and is home to the scenic Heinz Wildlife Refuge and the friendly streets of Media. You can also find miles of great trail running across the county.
Chester County, to the west of Philadelphia, has great running on the Chester Valley Trail, plus some parks and preserves.
Bucks County, a northeastern border county, has a long towpath along the Delaware Canal, an iconic run around Peace Valley Reservoir, and more running on the various scenic trails of Tyler State Park.
Special thanks to The Running Place in Newtown Square and Bryn Mawr Running Company for their helpful route suggestions!
For our Philadelphia city runs, click the link below.
