Want to take advantage of the cooling weather, appreciate the changing colors, and get some exercise with your family? Biking is a perfect way to do it! Here are some great trails to get you started.

Radnor Trail

 Originally part of the Philadelphia & Western Railway Company Track, which dates back to 1907, Radnor Township resurrected the empty corridor as a 2.4-mile macadam trail that runs between Radnor-Chester Road and Sugartown Road. With seven trail entrances, two with parking lots and bathroom access (Conestoga Road and Brooke Road), unpacking and gearing up are a breeze. Sneak in history lessons about the defunct railroad reading signage, sponsored by the Radnor Historical Society and Radnor Conservancy, highlighting various train stops.

Wilson Farm Park

 Tucked into the mini-community of Chesterbrook off Route 202, with the entrance at the end of Lee Road, is the 90-acre Wilson Farm Park. Families can trek the roughly 3 miles of paved flat path that goes around and intersects the park, take a pit stop at the all-abilities playground, or picnic. Three on-site pavilions have bathrooms.

Audubon Loop

At the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove in Montgomery County, you can bike and bird-watch at the same time! The rolling-hill 2.5-mile paved loop starts at Lower Perkiomen Valley Park. Double the distance if your tribe has the extra go-power when you connect with the Schuylkill River Trail or the Perkiomen Trail.

Cynwyd Heritage Trail

Cross the Manayunk Bridge Trail, a highlight of the 2-mile linear paved trail, and get a different perspective on Philadelphia traffic, which straddles the Schuylkill Expressway. Parents can park at the Cynwyd Station Park, Bala Cynwyd Park (bathrooms on-site), and the northern end of Belmont Avenue.