Date:
Friday, February 14, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Event Status: Available
Join us at Cherry St. Pier on Valentine's Day to join Walk Around Philadelphia in showing some love for the city! Enjoy a festive beverage, learn about the walk, and meet some of your fellow walkers.
A brief orientation for new walkers will take place at 6pm. Food and drink should be available from Cherry St. Pier vendors. Walk Around Philadelphia t-shirts will be available for purchase as well (while sizes last).
We'll be halfway through our circumnavigation of the city! Day 7 starts the next morning. You can sign up here for whatever segment fits your schedule.
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Upcoming Events
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New Year’s Day walk in Cobbs Creek w/ WeWalkPHL & Walk Around Philadelphia [Available]
on Jan 1st 2025 at 12:00 pm
Kick off 2025 w/ a walk along the city's western border in Cobbs Creek Park. This ~5 mile / 3hr out & back walk will head from 61st & Baltimore Ave up into the Haddington Woods & back.
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Winter Walk Kick-Off & New Walker Orientation [Available]
on Jan 31st 2025 at 5:30 pm
Join us at Cherry St. Pier to kick off the winter 2025 Walk Around Philadelphia season! Enjoy a festive beverage, learn about the walk, and meet some of your fellow walkers.
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Saturday Feb 1 walk from Penn’s Landing (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 1st 2025 at 10:00 am
This segment covers roughly 10 miles and includes mostly sidewalks & trails with options for off-road adventures.
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GROUP B – Saturday Feb 1 walk from Penn’s Landing (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 1st 2025 at 10:00 am
This segment covers roughly 10 miles and includes mostly sidewalks & roads, with potential for big roundabout detour adventures and/or bits of bushwhacking. IMPORTANT NOTE for this walk: Â In the case of insufficient registration, this group will merge with Group A & proceed counter-clockwise towards Bridesburg
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Sunday Feb 2 walk from Bridesburg (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 2nd 2025 at 6:00 am
This segment covers roughly 10-12 miles and includes a mix of roads & sidewalks & options for off-road adventures.
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Monday Feb 3 walk from Glen Foerd (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 3rd 2025 at 8:30 am
This segment covers roughly 12-15 miles and includes much potential for off-roading in brambles in the creek-bed, but also roads & sidewalks.
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GROUP B – Monday Feb 3 walk from Glen Foerd (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 3rd 2025 at 8:30 am
This segment covers roughly 10-12 miles and includes a mix of roads & sidewalks & options for off-road adventures. IMPORTANT NOTE for this walk: In the case of insufficient registration, this group will merge with Group A & proceed counter-clockwise towards Somerton
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Saturday Feb 8 walk from Somerton (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 8th 2025 at 8:30 am
This segment covers roughly 10 miles and includes a mix of roads & sidewalks & off-road adventures with some wayfinding challenges and a potential creek crossing or two.
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Sunday Feb 9 walk from Fox Chase (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 9th 2025 at 7:10 am
This segment covers roughly 5.5 miles and includes mostly easy walking along sidewalks, with potential bits of off-road forest adventure.
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GROUP B – Sunday Feb 9 walk from Fox Chase (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 9th 2025 at 7:10 am
This segment covers roughly 10 miles and includes a mix of roads & sidewalks & off-road adventures with some wayfinding challenges and a potential creek crossing or two. IMPORTANT NOTE for this walk: In the case of insufficient registration, this group will merge with Group A & proceed counter-clockwise towards Broad Street
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Monday Feb 10 walk from Broad Street (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 10th 2025 at 9:00 am
This segment covers roughly 10.5 miles and includes mostly sidewalks, some off-roading and steeper hills.
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Winter Walk Happy Hour & New Walker Orientation [Available]
on Feb 14th 2025 at 5:30 pm
Join us at Cherry St. Pier on Valentine's Day to join Walk Around Philadelphia in showing some love for the city! Enjoy a festive beverage, learn about the walk, and meet some of your fellow walkers.
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Saturday Feb 15 walk from Miquon (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 15th 2025 at 8:35 am
This segment covers roughly 9.5 miles and includes wooded & canal trails, sidewalks, & multiple bridge crossing options.
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Sunday Feb 16 walk from Overbrook (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 16th 2025 at 8:25 am
This segment covers roughly 7 miles and includes a mix of sidewalk and wooded trails.
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GROUP B – Sunday Feb 16 walk from Overbrook (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 16th 2025 at 8:25 am
This segment covers roughly 9.5 miles and includes sidewalks, multiple bridge crossing options, wooded & canal trails. IMPORTANT NOTE for this walk: In the case of insufficient registration, this group will merge with Group A & proceed counter-clockwise towards Baltimore Ave
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Monday Feb 17 walk from Baltimore Ave (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 17th 2025 at 9:00 am
This segment covers roughly 9-10 miles and includes wooded trails and sidewalk, with potential for off-road bushwhacking adventures.
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GROUP B – Monday Feb 17 walk from Baltimore Ave (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 17th 2025 at 9:00 am
This segment covers roughly 7 miles and includes a mix of sidewalk and wooded trails. IMPORTANT NOTE for this walk: In the case of insufficient registration, this group will merge with Group A & proceed counter-clockwise towards the Airport.
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Saturday Feb 22 walk around the Airport (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 22nd 2025 at 8:55 am
This segment covers roughly 11 miles and includes long walks by the side of the road, occasional off-road excursions to river's edge.
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Sunday Feb 23 walk from Airport (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 23rd 2025 at 8:55 am
This segment covers roughly 12 miles and includes potential for heights & walking close to fast traffic on protected bridge walkway, potential for mostly roads & sidewalks or potential off-road adventures.
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GROUP B – Sunday Feb 23 walk around the Airport (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 23rd 2025 at 8:55 am
This segment covers roughly 11 miles and includes long walks by the side of the road, occasional off-road excursions to river's edge. IMPORTANT NOTE for this walk: In the case of insufficient registration, this group will merge with Group A & proceed counter-clockwise towards the Navy Yard.
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Monday Feb 24 walk from the Navy Yard (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 24th 2025 at 12:00 pm
This segment covers roughly 10 miles and includes potential for big roundabout detour adventures and/or bushwhacking, then roads and sidewalks.
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Perimeter Printmaking: First Friday at Cherry Street Pier [Available]
on Mar 7th 2025 at 5:00 pm
Come celebrate the completion of the 2025 winter walks & make your own handmade letterpress map of the Philadelphia perimeter during the First Friday Artist & Artisans Market @ Cherry Street Pier – it's free and easy!
Exhibitions & Installations
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How Philly Moves – mural at PHL
from 13th Jun 2022 to 31st Dec 2025
Check out the largest mural in Philadelphia (named one of the country's best public art projects by Americans for the Arts)
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Walk Around Philadelphia: DIY on your own anytime
from 1st Jun 2023 to 1st Jun 2030
Excited about the walk and want to go out and do a segment on your own? Register here to get support materials and plug in to the larger community of perimeter walkers.