Join us Saturday, October 3

The Greenway Activity Trail is a free family-friendly, COVID-compliant outdoor adventure on Saturday, October 3, 2020 from 8am to noon in Kennett Square.

Safely enjoy re-kennecting with the joy of community, history, nature, and the future Greenway!

Walk, bike or run down the Parrish Trail and Chandler Mill Road, which will be closed to car traffic. There will be plenty of room for safe fun!

Limited parking is available at Pennock Park, across from the Parrish Trail. The round trip trail is approximately four miles; come for all or part of the trail!

Free snacks, Michoacana ice cream and merch on the trail!

Trail Activity Stops:

Kennect to the Greenway: Welcome to the activity trail! Learn about the Greenway and the day’s activities. Stretch with Kennett CrossFit! @West South Street & Pennock Park

Kennect to the Future Vision: Help shape the future of the Kennett Greenway by joining in fun activities with Greenway consultant Unknown Studio! Meet Friends of New Garden Trails! @Parrish Trail & Hillendale Road

Kennect to Hispanic Heritage: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with fun activities from Kennett Multimedia and Casa Guanajuato. Pick up a free Michoacana popsicle! @Parrish Trail & Hillendale Road

Kennect to Creativity: Come celebrate art and culture in Kennett Square by chalking Chandler Mill Road! Families will get free chalk to draw your greatest creations on nature and community. Your creation may be featured on social media and the new Greenway website. Top creation wins a gift card to the Kennett Creamery! #chalkthegreenway @Oriole Road & Chandler Mill Road

Kennect to Nature: Liven up your walk in the woods as you look for and learn about some of the natural treasures that make our area so special. Take a tour of their Nature Center a little further down the road by the Chandler Mill Bridge. @Round Hill Road & Chandler Mill Road and @TLC Headquarters at Chandler Mill Bridge

Kennect to History: Celebrate the Chandler Mill Bridge opening and examine some of the artifacts found during archaeological digs that illuminate the history of the land and people that lived here. @Chandler Mill Bridge

Kennect to Untold Stories: Join Voices Underground for hiking tours of Bucktoe Cemetery and learn about the untold stories of the Underground Railroad and Black History in our community. Meet @Chandler Mill Bridge to take a tour of @Bucktoe Cemetery.

Don't forget to mask up and bring a water bottle to #RekennectResponsibly! We hope you and yours can join Kennett Township, The Kennett Greenway, Square Roots Collective, The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County and other community partners listed above on Saturday. Any questions, feel free to email gretchen.flack@kennett.pa.us.

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As mentioned above, Chandler Mill Road will be closed on Saturday from W. Hillendale Road down to Chandler Mill Bridge from 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Also note that the northern end of Chandler Mill Road will be closed tomorrow and Friday for paving.