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Philadelphia FlarePath

My initial read was peripheral airport support, taxi stands, arterial freeways, and remote parking but I stepped from my hotel island on an airport perimeter trek and found recreation anyhow. Fort Mifflin and Hog Island Roads border active runways and reed shrouded water front. Traffic is light and wide soft shoulders offer relief. I ducked through these rushes for a view of tanker ships, and on the distant shore of the Delaware River, BP Oil and the Mobil Refinery in New Jersey.

Total distance: 3.11 mi
Average speed: nan min/mi
Download file: PHL.gpx