Travel / Tuesday, 02-Dec-2025

Philadelphia: Lavender Loop

Philadelphia: Lavender Loop

Hike along a gorge on this hidden, seven-mile gem in the City of Brotherly Love.

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Enter a stream-and-waterfall-filled gorge and traverse surprising stands of old-growth umbrella magnolias on this seven-miler in the city limits.

Start at the Lavender trailhead on Crefeld Street and follow this trail progression: lavender, white, green (passing a sculpture of a Native American overlooking the Wissahickon Creek), yellow, orange, and back to lavender. Miles from city center 15

Waypoints

WVP001

Location: 40.066758, -75.19839

Lavender trailhead

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