The 2026 Scenic Schuylkill Century has a route for every style of cyclist — from relaxed rides on scenic paved trails to challenging road adventures.

NOTE: The routes below are from 2025. They will be updated for 2026.

Trail Routes – More Casual

Perfect for riders who prefer a more relaxed pace, mostly on paved paths:

• City Loop (21.8 mi., 984 ft. of climbing, 45 ft./mi., short with a few moderate hills)
  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52262524
  AIM → Art Museum → AIM
  From AIM in to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and back. Cross the Schuylkill River six times on beautiful and historic bridges including the Manayunk Viaduct and the Strawberry Mansion Bridge. See Main Street in Manayunk, West Laurel Hill Cemetery and Arboretum, MLK Drive, the Mansions of Fairmount Park, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.


• Phoenixville SRT Loop (40.3 mi., 949 ft. of climbing, 24 ft./mi., intermediate and easy)
  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52153344
  AIM → Phoenixville → AIM
  From AIM to the Phoenixville Y and back along the Schuylkill River Trail past some of the most scenic spots on the river. There is some road riding to get from the trail to the rest stop at the Phoenixville Y.


• Trail Metric Century (62.2 mi., [100 km], 1,936 ft. of climbing, 31 ft./mi., longer with a few moderate hills)
  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52262641
  AIM → Art Museum → AIM → Phoenixville → AIM
  A 100 km combination of the City Loop and the Phoenixville Trail Loop, going into the Philadelphia Museum of Art, back to AIM, then on to the Phoenixvlle Y and back, mostly via the Schuylkill River Trail.

Road Routes – More Challenging

Designed for more experienced cyclists looking for scenic miles on the road:

• Phoenixville Road Loop (41.5 mi., 2,364 ft. of climbing, 57 ft./mi., intermediate, moderately hilly)
  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52262438
  AIM → Phoenixville → AIM
  The route climbs from AIM up through Conshohocken for about 2 miles on its way out to the countryside, then passes through Phoenixville and returns via Valley Forge National Historic Park. There is a 1.4 mile segment on the paved Cross County Trail to bypass busy roads in Plymouth Meeting.


• Road Metric Century (63.5 mi., [102 km], 3,562 ft. of climbing, 56 ft./mi., intermediate, moderately hilly)
  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52262681
  AIM → Art Museum → AIM → Phoenixville → AIM
  A combination of the City Loop and the Phoenixville Road Loop. This route goes into the City and back, past the Philadelphia Museum of Art as decribed above in the City Route, then out to Phoenixville on scenic local roads. The route climbs from AIM up through Conshohocken for about 2 miles on its way out to the countryside, then passes through Phoenixvelle and returns via Valley Forge National Historic Park. There is a 1.4 mile segment on the paved Cross County Trail to bypass busy roads in Plymouth Meeting.


• Chesmont 80 (78.9 mi., 4,826 ft. of climbing, 59 ft./mi., longer, moderately hilly)
  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52262893
  AIM → Phoenixville → Chester Springs → Phoenixville → AIM
  This route follows the first part of the Phoenixville Road Loop to the Phoenixville Y rest stop, then goes from there out into scenic Chester County covered bridge country to the Ridge Fire Company rest stop in Chester Springs and back, before returing to AIM on the last part of the Phoenixville Road Loop.


• Full Century (100.4 mi., 5,726 ft. of climbing, 57 ft./mi., longer, moderately hilly)
  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52262986
  AIM → Art Museum → AIM → Phoenixville → Chester Springs → Phoenixville → AIM
  The complete Scenic Schuylkill Century town and country road route, The route is a combination of the City Loop and the Chesmont 80 Route, starting with a ride into the city and back, then out past Phoenixville into Chester County covered bridge and horse country, before returning vai Valley Forge National Historic Park. The route has rest stops approximately every 20 miles.

Ride the route that's just right for you!

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