Tumbling Run RoadTunnel RoadAuburnPort ClintonKernsville Recreation AreaState StreetReading Railroad Heritage Museum TrailheadYarnell ParkLeesportStonecliffe Action ParkReadingReading Riverfront TrailheadBrentwoodAngstadt LaneGibraltar AccessBirdsboroUnion MeadowsMorlatton VillageGrosstown RoadKeystone BoulevardPottstown Riverfront ParkFricks LockParkerford AccessGay StreetCrombyMowere RoadMain StreetAshland StreetLock 60 DrivewayPort ProvidencePerkiomen Trail (Oaks Trailhead)Pawlings RoadBetzwoodPort Indian AccessNorristownConshohockenSpring MillManayunkEast FallsEast Park Canoe HouseColumbia BridgeGirard Avenue BridgeLloyd Hall / Art MuseumSchuylkill Banks
Map Controls
- Reset the map
- View Trailheads
- View Trail Towns
- View Places to Visit
Map Legend
- Trailheads
- Trail Towns
- Places to Visit
- Schuylkill River Trail (SRT)
- On-Road SRT
- Proposed SRT
- Proposed On-Road SRT
Plan Your Trip
USING THE MAP
The Schuylkill River Greenways map is divided by Trailheads, Trail Towns and Places to Visit.
- Click on the category of your choice and a dropdown list of content will appear. Click any of the options within the dropdown menu and additional content will appear. Or, click on the “Places to Visit” category to see all available activities along the trail.
- Another way to navigate the map is to rollover the icons on the map. The preview will show you what kind of item it is. Click on it to reveal more information.
- Use the quick links at the top left to filter through Trailheads, Towns, and Places to Visit.
<
Trailheads/Parking
Trail Towns
AuburnBetzwoodBirdsboroConshohocken & West ConshohockenDouglassvilleEast FallsFairmount ParkGibraltarHamburgLandingvilleLeesportManayunkMont Clare and Port ProvidenceNorristownOaks TrailheadParkerfordPhiladelphia’s Schuylkill BanksPhoenixvillePort ClintonPottstownPottsvilleReadingRoyersfordShoemakersvilleSpring CityWest Reading
Places to Visit
Academy of Natural SciencesAllegheny Aqueduct Historical ParkAmerican Philosophical Society MuseumAmerican Swedish Historical MuseumAntietam Lake Park and Angora Fruit FarmAppalachian Trail ConservancyAppalachian TrailheadArtFusion 19464Awbury ArboretumBarnes FoundationBartram’s GardenBear Creek Environmental Area & Dr. James S. Shadle Nature CenterBelmont Mansion and Underground Railroad MuseumBerks County Genealogical SocietyBerks County Heritage CenterBerks NatureBicycle Coalition of Greater PhiladelphiaBinky Lee PreserveBlack Rock DamBlack Rock SanctuaryBlue Marsh LakeBlue Mountain Eagle Climbing ClubBoathouse RowBoyertown Museum of Historic VehiclesCabela’sCarousel at PottstownCedar Grove MansionCentral Perkiomen Valley ParkChester Springs StudiosCliveden of the National TrustColebrookdale Railroad: The Secret Valley LineColonial TheatreConrad Weiser HomesteadCrow’s Nest PreserveCynwyd Trail BridgeDaniel Boone HomesteadDelaware Valley Orienteering AssociationDestination Schuylkill RiverEast Falls GlassworksEastern State PenitentiaryEbenezer Maxwell MansionElmwood Park ZooEvansburg State ParkFairmount ParkFairmount Water Works Interpretive CenterFairview Union Sunday SchoolFitzwater Station Canoe and Kayak RentalsFort Mifflin on the DelawareFort Washington State ParkFranklin InstituteFrench Creek State ParkFricks Locks Village ToursGermantown White House (Deshler-Morris House)Goggleworks Center for the ArtsGoschenhoppen Historians, Inc.Great Valley Nature CenterGreen Lane ParkGreen Valleys AssociationGring’s Mill Recreation AreaGrumblethorpeGwynedd Wildlife PreserveHamburg Area Historical SocietyHamburg Field HouseHawk Mountain SanctuaryHermitage MansionHex Barn Art TourHighlands Mansion and GardensHistoric Houses of Fairmount ParkHistoric Joanna FurnaceHistoric RittenhouseTownHistoric Yellow SpringsHistorical Society of Berks County Museum and LibraryHistorical Society of Montgomery CountyHistorical Society of Schuylkill CountyHistorical Society of Phoenixville AreaHope LodgeHopewell Furnace National Historic SiteHunsicker’s GroveIndependence National Historical ParkJapanese House and GardenJenkins ArboretumJerry’s Classic Car MuseumJewish Museum of Eastern PAJohn Heinz National Wildlife RefugeJohn James Audubon at Mill GroveKernsville Dam Recreation AreaKeystone Canoe ClubKing of Prussia ShoppingKutztown Area Historical SocietyLaurel Hill CemeteryLaurel Hill MansionLeesport Locktender’s HouseLemon HillLocust Lake State ParkLorimer ParkLower Merion ConservancyLower Perkiomen Valley ParkManatawny Green Mini GolfManayunk Arts CenterManayunk TowpathMary Wood Park HouseMennonite Heritage CenterMill at AnselmaMolly Maguire Auto TourMonocacy Hill Recreation AreaMontgomery CemeteryMontgomery County Community College West CampusMorlatton VillageMorris ArboretumMutter MuseumNational Constitution CenterNational Iron & Steel Heritage MuseumNational Museum of American Jewish HistoryNicholas Stoltzfus HouseNolde Forest Environmental Education CenterNorristown Farm ParkOrwigsburg Historical Society & MuseumOur Town Foundation GalleryPA German Cultural Heritage CenterPaoli Battlefield Historical ParkPennypacker MillsPerkiomen TrailPerkiomen Watershed ConservancyPeter Wentz FarmsteadPhiladelphia Canoe ClubPhiladelphia History Museum at Atwater KentPhiladelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia ZooPhoenixville FoundryPioneer Tunnel Coal MinePlease Touch MuseumPort Clinton Peanut ShopPottsgrove ManorPottstown RiverwalkPowel HouseRailway Restoration Project 113Reading Area Community College Yocum LibraryReading Area Firefighters MuseumReading Blue Mountain & Northern RailroadReading PagodaReading Public MuseumReading Railroad Heritage MuseumRidgewood Farmstead & WineryRiver of Revolutions Interpretive CenterRiverbend Environmental Education CenterRosenbach Museum & LibraryRyerss Museum and LibrarySantander Arena and Performing Arts CenterSchuylkill BanksSchuylkill Canal Lock 60Schuylkill Canal Tow Path and LocksSchuylkill Center for Environmental EducationSchuylkill County Agricultural MuseumSchuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape InitiativeSchuylkill River Greenways NHASchuylkill River Trail BoardwalkSchwenkfelder Library & Heritage CenterSculpture ToursSovereign Majestic TheatreSpring-Ford Area Historical Society MuseumStentonStrawberry MansionSullivan’s BridgeSweetbriar MansionTake it Outdoors AdventuresTamaqua Train StationThe Speaker’s HouseThe WoodlandsTuscarora State ParkUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyUpper Schuylkill Valley ParkValley Forge National Historical ParkVenice Island Interpretive WalkVF Clothing Outlet CenterWalk In Art CenterWarwick County ParkWashington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R)Welkinweir / Green Valley AssociationWissahickon Valley ParkWoodfordWoodmere Art MuseumWyckYuengling Brewery Tours
Blue Marsh Lake
Blue Marsh Lake is a man-made lake along the Tulpehocken Creek that features numerous boating, hiking, biking, and birdwatching opportunities. It is maintained by the Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Located minutes from Reading, it is a great place to enjoy a day outside.
To contact Blue Marsh for information about hours, etc. please call (610) 376-6337, or visit their official website.
While the original goal of Blue Marsh Lake was to provide flood control to part of the Schuylkill River Valley, over the years the lake has become a recreational hotspot. With over 36 miles of trails, 1,147 acres of water surface, picnic areas, a small beach and boat launches the lake can accommodate all kinds of outdoor enthusiasts. Lake recreation activities include swimming, boating, water skiing, scuba diving, and fishing, plus ice boating, ice fishing and ice skating during the winter months. There are biking and equestrian trails around Blue Marsh, and the Lake is a great place to go birding.
The multi-use loop trail circles the lake and you can ride a horse, bike, walk or run. This trail also connects with the Berks County Park & Recreation trail system. Skinners Loop and Foxtrot Hiking trail are connected to the multi-use trail and will bring you close to the water’s edge. The Squirrel Run trail is near the State Hill Boat Ramp. There also are the universally accessible Eyes of the Eagle Sensory trail and the Great Oak Nature Trail located at the day use area. Stilling Basin is where the water is expelled from the dam and has become a popular fishing location and has a universally accessible fishing platform.
The reach of Blue Marsh Lake does not stop there. Tours for school-age children, bird watching, Lenape Native American education and water safety are some of the types of programs organized by Blue Marsh Lake staff and volunteer groups.
There are three boat launches:
Dry Brooks Boat Launch: $3 fee per vehicle/$1 per person walk in charged from May 1 to September 30.
State Hill Boat Launch: $3 fee per vehicle/$1 per person walk in charged from May 1 to September 30.
Sheidy Boat Ramp: operated by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission and requires proper state permits.
Features
Admission Fee
Local ResourcesGreater Reading Convention & Visitors BureauVisitPA.com
PDF ResourcesBlue Marsh map trails