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Darby Creek
There are a number of varied trails in Upper Darby along Darby Creek. The goal is to eventually connect many of them into a long, continuous Darby Creek Trail, a major component of the regional Circuit Trails network.
In the northwest corner of the township there is a nice walk along the creek (shown in orange in the Google Maps overlay above). The sewer authority keeps a wide path clear from State and Township Line roads (by the gas station) through Pilgrim Park up into Haverford Township by the end of Burmont Road. Rather than walk through a low area near the south end that can be muddy at times, bear west along the rear fence of the tennis club and then walk upstream along the bank of the creek from there. Several access paths are available down from the Pilgrim Gardens neighborhood to this trail.
Another section of the Darby Creek Trail (shown in dark purple) is being developed within the Drexelbrook development.
South of there, the Addingham Drive section (shown in red) is accessible southward from Bloomfield and Rosemont avenues down an access road into the township's Addingham Tract and passing under the Garrett Road bridge. From there, a dirt Addingham Path (shown in orange) continues to the Swedish Cabin segment along paved Creek Road (watch for occassional cars). A short Scout Path loop is behind the cabin, while the Garrettford and Evans Lane spur trails from the Garrettford neighborhood lead down to the main creek trails.
From the Creek Road trolley station, the popular macadam County Kent Park section (shown in green) follows Darby Creek between Creek Road and the county park, a trailhead that offers parking. Further downstream, Lansdowne Borough's Hoffman Park segment, also paved, continues along the creek valley, and the Pennock Woods dirt trails lead through a wooded area to the creekside. Below this, there are the informal Bartram Park foot trails on both the east and west banks of Darby Creek into Darby Borough.
Naylors Run
In the Naylors Run corridor, an informal walking trail (shown in blue) runs under the electric towers on the old Newtown Square Branch railbed from Monroe Avenue to Cedar Lane. Then use sidewalks, cutting through Westview Park, until reaching the dirt trail (also in blue) entering down into Naylors Run Park. It's possible to access and explore the park using its internal access drive and a number of other connecting trails.
Across Garrett Road (cross with care, where the road narrows) there is a walkable, straight Beverly Hills Path (shown in light blue) that leads southward along the west side of Naylor's Run to Marshall Road and the Beverly Hills Recreation Area. An old Beverly Hills Trail (shown in green) runs through the wooded rear of the recreation area and rejoins the abandoned Newtown Square Branch railbed. South of Garrett Road, other stretches along the former Branch Line (shown in orange) are walkable on an informal basis, reaching south to Chapman Avenue Park and Houston Road, and west along the old Cardington Branch railbed to Long Lane. Chapman Avenue Park offers an access point.
Other Trails and Paths
The macadam Cobbs Creek Environmental Center Path (shown in pink) uses a bikeable footbridge over Cobbs Creek to reach the Community Environmental Center from Upper Darby. This offers suburban bicyclists a direct trail connection to Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek Trail and bike lane network.