2017
Event multi-page print
Event Flyer, single sheet. Print landscape, double sided, short side flip.
Info

Print landscape, double sided, short side flip.

Share link: https://my.ava.org/event-view.php?sn=107329

Click to copy link to system's cut & paste clipboard
WHAT IS THE EVENT

Rising from the Ashes

Year Round Walk

SN: 107329 - 2017 / Y1839

1 / 3
Grand Home on South Main
2 / 3
Schuylkill Canal & Tow Path
3 / 3
Lock #60
« »
when is the event

The event is closed

From Mon, Jan 2nd, 2017 to Dec 31st, 2017

where is the event

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

The address/location for the Physical Start Box (PSB) is as follows:

Artisans Gallery & Cafe

reasons to do the event

Special programs

Amphitheatres

Bridges - Spanning the USA

Honoring Our Flag

National Register of Historic Places

Take a Walk In a City Park

Treasure Hunt

United States Post Offices

Walking the Path of Inventions

Water Towers

You'll Never Walk Alone

       Info

Special programs that are applicable to all events or all walks are not shown to reduce clutter.

Event comments

Stroll through historic Phoenixville, former home of Phoenix Steel and Griffin, Smith & Hill, makers of Phoenixville's famous Majolica Pottery. The Colonial Theatre, the centerpiece of Phoenixville's renaissance, was featured in "The Blob" (1958) and commemorates the film every summer during Blob Fest http://thecolonialthreatre.com/ Explore Phoenixville's streets and avenues to view its many historic homes, sites of interest, and parks. Cross several of its many bridges, sample some of its trails, and follow the Schuykill Canal tow path. Phoenixville features a farmers' market, many restaurants, wine bars, brew pubs, and a distillery, as well as numerous events and festivals (including Blob Fest, Phoenixville Food Week, the Dogwood Festival (May), the Phoenixville Blues Festival (September), Food Truck Festival and more).

conditions for the event

Rating: 2B, Distance: 6, 10km

Restrooms: Yes

Pets: Yes

Strollers: Medium

Wheelchairs: Hard

Event information

Open 9:00am-6:00pm daily, later some days. The walk is on the sidewalks of Phoenixville as well as short distances on trails and the Schuylkill Canal tow path.

Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY

how to get to the event

Driving to the start box

234 Bridge St., Phoenixville, PA 19460 (610-935-1965). From west: Take PA-113E to Phoenixville. When 113 turns left on Gay St., continue straight on Bridge St. The cafe will be just ahead on the right. From east: Exit PA Turnpike at Valley Forge (Exit 326). Take US-422W to the Phoenixville/Collegeville exit, then take PA-29S to Phoenixville. When 29 turns left at Starr St., continue straight on Bridge St. The cafe is in the second block on the left. Municipal parking lots are available at Bridge and Main Sts., and on Main St. behind the theater and shops -- $1/hr.

Maps phrase and directions link

The address / location has not been set.

event sponsor

Chester County Red Rovers (AVA-0978)

point of contact

Click inside the box to send an email to the POC.