Montco Launches 'Trail Challenge', Including Chester Valley

NORRISTOWN, PA -- As part of National Trails Day on June 4, Montgomery County is launching a "trail challenge" to encourage outdoor activities and health.

The goal of the Montco Trail Challenge is for residents to visit at least five of the ten trails listed in the program during the course of the challenge, which lasts from June 4 to September 4, the county said.

On Saturday, June 4 from 8:00 a.m. to1:00 p.m., staff from the Montgomery County Health Department, Planning Commission, and Parks Trails, and Historic Sites Division will be onsite at the Schuylkill River Trail (at the Longford Road trailhead near the Upper Providence Township Dog Park) under the “Get Out and Go Montco” tent to promote the initiative and the county’s trail circuit.

Montco Trail Challenge participants may also register online at www.montcopa.org/trailchallenge to officially begin the challenge, or they can look for a challenge card at a local library, the county said.

Each trail will have a unique symbol posted at multiple trail heads.

When an individual or family visits one of the trails, they can record the symbol on their card.

Once they have completed the challenge, they can either return the card to a drop box at a park listed on the card or enter the information online through a webpage maintained by MCHD. At the end of the trail challenge, each participant who returned the card or entered information online will be mailed a participation medal, in the spirit of the Summer Olympics.

A full list of trails is below:

• 202
• Chester Valley
• Cynwyd Heritage
• Cross County
• Green Lane
• Norristown Farm Park
• Pennypack
• Perkiomen
• Schuylkill River
• Wissahickon Green Ribbon