Mountain Bike

17.6 miles

Distance

2,654 ft

Climb

-2,643 ft

Descent

356 ft

High Point

Basic Wissahickon Loop. Ride up the river and back the other side.

Detailed Description

Basic Wiss Loop is a 18 mile popular intermediate route located near Philadelphia Pennsylvania. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 17 trails. This route climbs 2,654 ft with a max elevation of 356 ft then descends -2,643 ft.

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8 Reviews & Comments

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abradley77 (Sep 25, 2022 at 5:43)

Trail Wises to Livezey

Very fun trail, one of my favorites at Wissahickon. Good mix of flow, jumps, and rocky sections.

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JesseAnHTHb

(Jun 17, 2022 at 12:32)

Trail White Trail

IMHO this portion of the white trail should be considered Black Diamond, like the Black Diamond portion of the trail directly to the south. Just constant punishing chonky-ass climbs and descents. Its doable, but rough. Eat your Wheaties.

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coasterdragon325 (Jun 12, 2022 at 13:36)

Trail Livezey to Gorgas

Really fun sections! Rollable rock drop thingy and some mounds, this and Top of Gorgas to Henry are some of the best at the park.

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coasterdragon325 (May 29, 2022 at 13:07)

Trail Top of Gorgas to Henry

Really fun trail! Highly recommend if you come to Wissahickon.

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coasterdragon325 (May 8, 2022 at 15:39)

Trail White Trail - Cresheim to Valley Green Rd.

Starts out with a steep climb, then turns into a rocky downhill. The climb can be quite difficult if you're not up for it.

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jesmith09

(Oct 6, 2020 at 12:38)

Trail Connector

It's also full of downed trees. The better route is to pop back out onto forbidden and either double back to catch a west-side trail back.

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Derekp

(Aug 22, 2020 at 17:07)

Trail Livezey to Gorgas

Fast and flowy, my favorite section on my daily ride

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Rjklmi140 (May 6, 2020 at 17:02)

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This trail was marked no bikes when I went to ride it on 5/3/2020.

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Trails in Route

	Monster to Meadows				1,014 ft
	Yellow Trail - Twisty-Turney to Summit				1,873 ft
	Summit Bypass				3,215 ft
	Wises to Livezey				2 miles
	Livezey to Gorgas				1,972 ft
	Top of Gorgas to Henry				4,373 ft
	Janette St. Access				381 ft
	Yellow Trail - Along the Golf Course				2 miles
	Lincoln to Park Line Drive				4,747 ft
	Park Line to Kitchens				2,723 ft
	Kitchens to Mt. Airy				2,159 ft
	Aquaduct to Livezey Ln				2,156 ft
	Cresheim Creek NW Side				2,963 ft
	White Trail - Cresheim to Valley Green Rd.				1,375 ft
	White Trail - Valley Green Road to Rex				1 mile
	White Trail				2,408 ft
	Connector				2,782 ft

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Riding area

Wissahickon Valley Park
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue

More Stats for Basic Wiss Loop mountain bike route

Altitude change

12 ft
Altitude min

34 ft
Altitude start

124 ft
Altitude end

135 ft
Grade max

-64.7%
Grade min

49.9%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

4 miles

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Top of Gorgas to Henry	Nov 26, 2022 @ 6:58am Nov 26, 2022
	Livezey to Gorgas	Nov 25, 2022 @ 10:58pm Nov 25, 2022
	Kitchens to Mt. Airy	Feb 12, 2022 @ 5:08am Feb 12, 2022
	Cresheim Creek NW Side	Feb 12, 2022 @ 5:08am Feb 12, 2022
	Aquaduct to Livezey Ln	Feb 12, 2022 @ 5:08am Feb 12, 2022

Basic Wiss Loop route

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