Grays Ferry Crescent to Bartram's Garden

Eventually the Schuylkill Crossing swing bridge will connect Grays Ferry Crescent and Bartram's Mile, allowing trail users coming from South Philadelphia easy access to Bartram's Garden. Until the bridge is completed, pedestrians and cyclists should use on-road routes, which are listed below.

To Bartram's Mile and Bartram's Garden:

• Starting at the Grays Ferry Avenue Access Point, use the bike lanes on the south side of the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge to cross over the bridge
• Turn left at the first light (Paschall Avenue), then left at the next intersection (49th Street)
• 49th Street curves to the right and turns into Grays Avenue - there are bike lanes on Grays Avenue
• Continue along Grays Avenue until it splits, then take the slight left to Lindbergh Boulevard
• Turn left onto the Bartram's Garden driveway (Harley Avenue), which is 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard 
• Continue straight until you reach Bartram's Garden and the looped parking lot at the end of the street

To Grays Ferry Crescent:

• Exit the Bartram's Garden driveway (Harley Avenue) and turn right onto Lindbergh Boulevard
• Take a slight right to continue onto Grays Avenue and follow the road as it turns left, becoming 49th Street
• Turn right at the first light (Paschall Avenue) and right at the next light onto Grays Ferry Avenue
• Continue across the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge using the bike lanes on the south side of the bridge
• Turn right onto the trail just before the traffic light at the FedEx parking lot

The routes are approximately 1.4 miles in each direction.