Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage Trail
The Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage Trail was founded in 2008 by a group of dedicated volunteers committed to supporting the construction of the Trail. Currently, the Friends focus on supporting volunteer efforts in expansion, maintenance and beautification of the Trail. To learn more about the Friends, please see our membership page.
Our Stewardship group has been very active on the trail and fosters enhanced knowledge of our environment through educational and volunteer programs such as instructional trail and birding walks educate on native plantings and species. Check out information and pictures about these stewardship programs along with new ways to volunteer.
We invite you to join in the celebration of this unique and well-loved neighborhood pathway!
Ways to Volunteer and Support the Cynwyd Trail
Community Service
The main mission of the Friends is to help maintain the trail itself. If you would like to support the local and regional trail system by committing to volunteering on the trail see the information for individuals and groups on our Volunteer pages.
Cynwyd Trail Extensions
The Cynwyd Heritage Trail may seem like a stand alone trail, but you probably noticed the gigantic bridge that connects lower Merion to Manayunk. And our trail connects to West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Cynwyd Park and Cynwyd Station Park.
And it doesn’t end there as Lower Merion Township plans to extend the trail from Cynwyd Station to City Ave, City Ave to the Mann Music Center; to Westminster Cemetery; and finally through the Connelly connection to the Schuylkill Riverfront. For more information email cynwydheritagetrail@gmail.com
Committee and Board Opportunities
Our board is expanding at an ever increasing rate and our committees are taking on more and more projects on and along the trail. We need your help to fill positions on our committees. The committees we have are Volunteer, Capital Projects, Communications, Membership & Development, Trail Maintenance and Stewardship. Please contact Jim Mundy at jgamundy@comcast.net for more info.