About Natural Lands' Wawa Preserve
Natural Lands' Wawa Preserve offers beautiful trails perfect for hiking and dog walking. Visitors can enjoy sightings of birds, plants, and creeks, along with some elevation and creek crossings. The preserve provides a good workout with great views, and the trails are not too crowded or difficult, with some gradients and creek crossings. Dogs are welcome but must be kept leashed. Overall, it is a scenic and family-friendly spot for outdoor activities, with access to additional trails like Darlington. It is ideal for nature lovers seeking a peaceful, enjoyable experience.
As this trip was just to locate the head trail of this preserve I don't have a whole lot to review about it for now. It was easy enough to find by Septa transportation means. I took the Media/Wawa train to Wawa station and walked up the hilly pavement along Baltimore Pike to Valley Road. Crossed at the light down the hill and just pass the overpass bridge is the head trail Rocky Run. If you take the 111 bus out of 69th Street it will drop you off at the intersection and you can avoid the uphill walk.
Nice, peaceful, well marked hiking trail. The trail is mostly shaded forest and some open meadows as well. The trail path is a bit rocky at times and provides some nice elevation changes. My only issue is that it appears to be a hangout spot for teens as there is broken glass on some side trails that lead to the creek.
Wawa Preserve is a lovely place for a short walk. It’s got a nice decline while maintaining quite flat and smooth ground, that shouldn’t be too difficult for most ages.