Philadelphia is a great city for running, with historic sightseeing, riverfront paths, and of course the iconic locations from the movie “Rocky.” But if you find yourself visiting this area of Pennsylvania — for work or for play — you may end up significantly outside the downtown area. Fear not! With this handy guide to running routes in the counties surrounding Philadelphia, you can find plenty of great running in the Philadelphia suburbs.
To simplify, we’ve organized these runs 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.
