Ceremony on Monday to mark new Chesco trail

CHESTER COUNTY

Ceremony on Monday for new trail

PHOENIXVILLE On Monday, Phoenixville will mark the opening of a key segment of the Schuylkill River Trail, part of the region's comprehensive trail network.

The new segment connects Phoenixville to more than 60 miles of completed trail, including a 26-mile section from Philadelphia to Phoenixville. When the Schuylkill River Trail is complete, it will stretch along the 128 miles of the river from Pottsville to Philadelphia.

The trail is a large portion of the Circuit, a trail network that connects 300 miles of trails in the Greater Philadelphia region in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Plans for an additional 450 miles of trails will increase the Circuit network.

The trail's ribbon-cutting ceremony is at 4 p.m. Monday by the walking bridge at the Phoenixville Foundry. - Michaelle Bond