Event Status: Available
You are signing up to walk on Saturday September 6 @ 11am, from Penn's Landing towards Bridesburg.
Please register individually for EACH segment of the Fall 2025 Walk Around Philadelphia that you plan to attend.
About this segment:
Meet at the Waterfront Gourmet Café & Deli
5 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106
This segment includes an option to meet early for coffee at the Waterfront Gourmet Café & Deli at 10am and a possible ice cream snack in Bridesburg near the finish.
This segment is estimated to take roughly 10 miles and six hours. The terrain may include mostly sidewalks & trails with options for off-road adventures.
Your mileage, terrain and endpoint may vary depending on choices made by your group; you can always choose to walk a partial segment.
Registration fees & contributions:
Walk event fees cover some of the administrative and logistical costs associated with facilitating the walk and helping make this experience more accessible to others. Please contribute the amount that feels accessible to you.
NOTE: Event fees and contributions made through this website are not tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation to a nonprofit to support our continued development of Walk Around Philadelphia and help provide stipends for participants facing financial hardship, you can do so via our 501c3 fiscal sponsor Fractured Atlas (and we would be most grateful!)
Free registrations & stipends:
If finances are a barrier, please reach out to walk@jjtiziou.net or 757-745-9255. We can offer free registrations and have a limited number of stipends available.
More info:
Walk Guidelines & Frequently Asked Questions
IMPORTANT NOTE re: SEPTA transit & event start times:
Our walk segment start times are coordinated with SEPTA schedules. The current funding landscape and potential service cuts may impact this project. Please contact your elected representatives to advocate for public transit, and keep an eye out for updates from us; event start times may need to be adjusted in response to any SEPTA schedule changes.
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Upcoming Events
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Perimeter Printmaking: First Friday at Cherry Street Pier [Available]
on Sep 5th 2025 at 5:00 pm
Stop by anytime 5-7p, to help us kick-off the fall Walk cycle by making your own handmade letterpress map of the Philadelphia perimeter during the "First Friday" Artist & Artisans Market @ Cherry Street Pier – it's free and easy!
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Saturday September 6th walk from Penn’s Landing (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 6th 2025 at 11:00 am
This segment covers roughly 10 miles and includes mostly sidewalks & trails with options for off-road adventures.
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Sunday September 7th walk from Bridesburg (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 7th 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 September 8th walk from Torresdale (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 8th 2025 at 9:10 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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Virtual info session / open house [Available]
on Sep 10th 2025 at 5:30 pm
Join us via Zoom for a chance to connect to the city's edge from the comfort of your own home. This is an opportunity to connect to Walk Around Philadelphia, learn about Philly's border & get all of your questions about the Walk answered.
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Friday September 12th walk from Somerton (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 12th 2025 at 9:15 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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Saturday September 13th walk from Fox Chase (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 13th 2025 at 7:05 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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Sunday September 14th walk from Broad St (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 14th 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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Perimeter map printmaking workshop @ Studio 34 [Available]
on Sep 16th 2025 at 6:00 pm
Come make your own handmade letterpress map of the Philadelphia perimeter and Delaware River watershed @ Studio 34 – it's free and easy!
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Friday September 19th walk from Miquon (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 19th 2025 at 10:30 am
This segment covers roughly 9.5 miles and includes wooded & canal trails, sidewalks, multiple bridge crossing options.
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Saturday September 20th walk from Overbrook (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 20th 2025 at 10:20 am
This segment covers roughly 7 miles and includes a mix of sidewalk and wooded trails.
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Sunday September 21st walk from Baltimore Ave (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 21st 2025 at 10:00 am
This segment covers roughly 9-10 miles and includes wooded trails and sidewalk, potential for off-road bushwhacking adventures.
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Walk Around Philadelphia Happy Hour @ Cherry Street Pier [Available]
on Sep 23rd 2025 at 5:00 pm
Join us for a Tuesday Fringe Festival happy hour on the city's edge! Learn about the 100+ mile adventure of circumnavigating the entire city perimeter while enjoying the beer garden at Cherry Street Pier
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Friday September 26th walk around the Airport (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 26th 2025 at 10:20 am
This segment covers roughly 11 miles and includes long walk by the side of the road, occasional off-road excursions to river's edge.
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Saturday September 27th walk from the Airport (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 27th 2025 at 10:20 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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Sunday September 28th walk from the Navy Yard (Fall 2025) [Available]
on Sep 28th 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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Find us at the finish line! [Available]
on Sep 28th 2025 at 5:00 pm
Join us at Cherry Street Pier to celebrate the completion of the 16th Walk Around Philadelphia! We'll have been walking all day completing the final segment of our 100+ mile circumnavigation of the entire city border, and we'll be delighted to see you at the finish line.
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.