Trail News
Cameo Drive Improvements
Starting on August 1, Laurel Hill will begin improvements to Cameo Drive, a 1.5-acre spur of the regional Circuit Trails Network adjacent to the Cynwyd Heritage Trail’s Barmouth Gateway. This popular trail segment bisects Laurel Hill West and is heavily used year-round by pedestrians and cyclists to safely connect through the cemetery from the Cynwyd Heritage Trail to the Pencoyd Bridge Trailhead and Schuylkill River Trail beyond. This work will be done over a 10-week period, from early August until mid-October. During this time, the cemetery’s Barmouth Gateway will be closed to all pedestrians and cyclists. Several roads surrounding the construction site will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic as well. Signage and cones will be placed to clearly demarcate inaccessible areas.
For your safety during construction, please obey all signage and respect Laurel Hill’s road closures. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Laurel Hill at 610-668-9900.
View and download the Cameo Road Closure Map
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Meet Balagator
We are thrilled to formally introduce the newest addition to the FOCHT Family - Balagator!!
Thanks to an ARP Non-Profit Vitality Grant from the Lower Merion Township, we have a new electric vehicle to be used on the trail for hauling water, plants, and other supplies. It is a John Deere Gator and it will allow us to take better care of all the wonderful things planted along the trail.
A big thanks to our wonderful community for contributing so many creative names and voting for your favorite.
Happening Now: Natural Grass Meadow
Part of our mission is to support the ecological needs and natural habitats along the Trail. Thanks to our volunteers, the replanting of the meadow as a no-mow zone has been winter prepped and being readied for a spring growing season that we can all enjoy.
Seen on the Trail: February 2024
We love how much activity occurs on the Trail throughout the year. Please enjoy a few recently captured highlights of our community enjoying recreation, special events and volunteering.
View more of our past photo galleries featuring various day-in-the-life moments and events.
For the latest opinions and photos from some of our most loyal trail users, check out our Ask A Dog community questions.
For more current photos and other announcements about upcoming events, follow us on Facebook.
Landscape Improvements on the Trail
A National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant from the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund to the Lower Merion Conservancy will be used to improve the quality of the landscape along the trail. Plans include converting lawn to meadow and planting thousands of trees, shrubs, and other plants.
You can view the plan as designed by landscape designer Bob Gray as well as follow the progress of the project in the Stewardship section of our website.
Check out more of the latest developments with our trail improvement projects.
