Walk the city’s edge: From Cherry Street Pier towards Graffiti Pier

Saturday, May 4, 2024 – 4pm

WALK LEADER: JJ Tiziou, Walk Around Philadelphia
MEETING PLACE: Cherry Street Pier entrance, 121 N. Columbus Blvd (just below Race St) Look for JJ in the red “Walk Around Philadelphia” t-shirt.
Free. Public. Rain or shine.

We’ll do a short segment of the Walk Around Philadelphia exploration of the city’s perimeter from Cherry Street Pier past Penn Treaty Park and towards Graffiti Pier. It’s an opportunity to contemplate borders & boundaries as well as all of the complexities of the city; ecology & infrastructure, development & decay, public & private spaces. This is a 2-3 hour / 5-6 mile experience. Although the walk will begin and end at Cherry Street Pier, people who join are welcome to peel off as they see fit, at Graffiti Pier, Penn Treaty Park, or the Spring Garden SEPTA Station. After the walk we can continue the conversation at Cherry Street Pier’s beer garden afterwards.

This is a little preview glimpse of the larger ~100-120 mile Walk Around Philadelphia circumnavigation of the entire city, which happens twice a year as an organized event in February & September, or you can sign up for the DIY/Anytime version. The next full iteration of the walk will take place over four weekends (Fri/Sat/Sundays) Sept 6-29. JJ will also be doing a special perimeter-map-printmaking event at Cherry Street Pier from 3-5pm on Sunday May 5th. Visit Walk Around Philadelphia for more info!

Walk notes:

• Approximate duration: 3 hours
• Some uneven terrain — The majority of the path is easy well maintained paved with the a dedicated pedestrian walkway of the Delaware River Trail. Towards the end, there’s potential for some more adventurous off-roading.
• Begins and ends at Cherry Street Pier, but you are free to choose your own adventure