I brought my Brompton to Philadelphia so I wouldn’t need to get in a car between the station and my hotel (in fact I made it all the way to Philly without getting in a car at all, by riding the Brompton 80 miles to the train station). But I also wanted to ride the Schuylkill River Trail, and Friday that’s what I did. It did not disappoint! I would have taken more photos, but I was enjoying myself too much to dismount every time I saw another scenic opportunity. I recommend riding it yourself if you can; it is very pretty.
![My route, according to Strava. The only badpart was getting to and from the train through congested downtown Philadelphia.](https://blog.ninapaley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screenshot-2017-09-13-08.28.01-513x640.png)
![I entered the trail here, where it's a concrete "boardwalk."](https://blog.ninapaley.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Schuylkill1-480x640.jpg)
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