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University City/Center City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

University City/Center City

Length3.3 mi
Elev. Gain141 ft
Est. Steps7500
River
Scenic views
Wild flowers
City walk
Historic site
Quiet place
Off trail
No shade
Steep slope
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University City/Center City Introduction

University City/Center City is a 3.3 mile (7,500-step) route located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 141 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near University City/Center City

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Penn Park

Park
Penn Park is a 24-acre (97,000 m2) park on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park is at South 31st Street and Walnut Street, and features two athletic fields, a multipurpose stadium with 470 seats, a tennis center, a seasonal air structure, and picnic areas.

Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)

Place
Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was originally named Wynne Street because Thomas Wynne's home was there. William Penn renamed it Chestnut Street in 1684. It runs east–west from the Delaware River waterfront in downtown Philadelphia through Center City and West Philadelphia.

Walnut Street (Philadelphia)

Place
Walnut Street is located in downtown Philadelphia and extends from the city's Delaware River waterfront through Center City and West Philadelphia. Walnut Street has been characterized as "the city's premier shopping district". A portion of the street commonly called Rittenhouse Row was ranked 12th in 2005 by Women's Wear Daily among its list of the most expensive retail streets in North America, with rents of $90 per square foot, and is home to several "upscale dining, retail and cultural" establishments.

30th Street station (SEPTA Subway)

Place
30th Street station is an underground SEPTA rapid transit and trolley station in Philadelphia. It serves the Market–Frankford Line and SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines. It is located on Market Street between 30th and 31st Streets in the University City neighborhood near the main 30th Street Station and Drexel University.

Scouting in Pennsylvania

Place
Scouting in Pennsylvania has a long and rich tradition, from 1908 to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Science Leadership Academy

School
The Science Leadership Academy is a magnet public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which opened in September 2006. SLA is a partnership between The Franklin Institute and the School District of Philadelphia. SLA is a 1:1 project-based laptop school where all students and teachers use laptops as their primary learning tool.

Park Towne Place

Place
Park Towne Place is a historic apartment complex located in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. The complex consists of four eighteen-story buildings (with floors numbered one through nineteen with no thirteen), a one-story office area, an underground parking garage, and a pool and spa complex.

Cradle of Liberty Council

Place
The Cradle of Liberty Council (#525) is a Boy Scouts of America council created in 1996 with the merger of the former Philadelphia Council (covering the city and county of Philadelphia) and the former Valley Forge Council (covering Delaware and Montgomery counties).

West Philadelphia Borough, Pennsylvania

Place
West Philadelphia Borough, also known as West Philadelphia District, is a defunct borough that was located west of the Schuylkill River in Blockley Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The borough ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

The Cherry Street Tavern

Place
The Cherry Street Tavern is a bar and restaurant at 22nd and Cherry Streets in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is notable as a local landmark that has operated in the same location since the early 1900s. The bar was owned for some years by local football legend John "Tex" Flannery, until he sold it to brothers Bill and Bob Loughery in 1990.
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

3.3 mi

Elev. Gain

141 ft

Est. Steps

7500
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