Directions

TRAIN 

Amtrak and SEPTA trains arrive at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station.  From 30th Street Station or from Market East Station, take the SEPTA Media/Wawa Local.  Get off the train at Wallingford. 

If you wish to walk from the train station to campus, we recommend the following directions, as these will differ from directions available on any maps software. The directions recommended by maps software takes travelers a circuitous and dangerous route down Turner Road. Here are some alternatives:

To walk mostly on a path through the woods: once exiting the train, do not cross over the tracks to the street-side; rather proceed to the end of the platform in the direction from which the train came, and take the wide mulched path that opens to the left at the end of the platform, always staying to the left at crossings. This will take you through Furness Park and to a pedestrian crosswalk where Turner Road and Roger’s Lane intersect. Cross Turner Road and immediately also cross the small connector road for vehicles turning right from Turner Road onto Roger’s Lane, and then proceed along the sidewalk on Roger’s Lane. At the bottom of a small hill, the sidewalk disappears for a short time crossing a small bridge – proceed with caution. On the other side of the bridge, proceed up the hill on the sidewalk until you see the sign for Pendle Hill across the street, shortly before a very large bridge. This is a back entrance which connects to the footpath, bringing pedestrians in by the garden, the maintenance building, and Firbank. 

To walk mostly on sidewalks: exit the train and cross the tracks (when able) to the station / street-side. Cross the street and proceed to your left on E Possum Hollow Road. At the intersection, cross to the other side of E Possum Hollow Road in the pedestrian crosswalks, and then follow the sidewalk to cross the train tracks. At the next pedestrian crosswalk, cross Turner Road and immediately also cross the small connector road for vehicles turning right from Turner Road onto Roger’s Lane, and then proceed along the sidewalk on Roger’s Lane. At the bottom of a small hill, the sidewalk disappears for a short time crossing a small bridge – proceed with caution. On the other side of the bridge, proceed up the hill on the sidewalk until you see the sign for Pendle Hill across the street, shortly before a very large bridge. This is a back entrance which connects to the footpath, bringing pedestrians in by the garden, the maintenance building, and Firbank. 

CAR 

• From I-476 SOUTHBOUND take Exit 3, Baltimore Pike (Media/Swarthmore); turn right onto Baltimore Pike; from Baltimore Pike take the first left onto Turner Road; take second left onto Plush Mill Road.  Pendle Hill is about 200 yards on the right.
• From I-476 NORTHBOUND take Exit 3 Baltimore Pike (Media/Swarthmore), turn left onto Baltimore Pike; from Baltimore Pike take the first left after the intersection and light onto Turner Road; take second left onto Plush Mill Road.  Pendle Hill is about 200 yards on the right.
• From Philadelphia, Pa., and the Philadelphia International Airport follow I-95 South to Exit 7, I-476 North (toward Valley Forge).  Follow directions above:  From I-476 Northbound.
• From northern New Jersey, New York, and points north follow NJ Turnpike South to Exit 6, I-276 West (Pa. Turnpike); 1-276 to Exit 25A, I-476 South (toward Chester).  Follow directions above:  From I-476 Southbound.
• From southern New Jersey take US 322 West and cross the Commodore Barry Bridge; right onto I-95 North to Exit 7 to I-476 North (toward Valley Forge).  Follow directions above:  From I-476 Northbound.
• From northern Pennsylvania via Northeast Extension, I-476:  Northeast Extension of Pa. Turnpike South, I-476 South (toward Chester).  Follow directions above:  From I-476 Southbound.
• From western Pennsylvania via Pa. Turnpike, I-476:  Pa. Turnpike East (I-76) to Exit 24 (Valley Forge); continue East on I-76, Schuylkill Expressway to Exit 331A: I-476 south (toward Chester).  Follow directions above:  from I-476 Southbound.
• From Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and points south via I-95:  I-95 North to PA Exit 7, I-476 North (toward Valley Forge).  Follow directions above:  From I-476 Northbound. 

BUS 

Route 109 from 69th Street drops you off at the Springfield Mall. Walk to the west end where there is a light at Wallingford Road. Cross Baltimore and then follow Wallingford Road. Go past the racquet clbb. Go past Plush Mill Village on the right. When you come to a fork in the road, take the right path. This is now Plush Mill Road. Follow this past the Community Arts Center on the left. Pendle Hill is the next driveway on the left where there will be a sign to Pendle Hill. Take the road to Firbank where our clubhouse is. There is parking at Firbank and more at The Barn. Please see the other Pendle Hill Campus map.

TROLLEY 

The SEPTA trolley route 101 runs from 69th Street Terminal to Media every 20-30 minutes.  Get off the trolley at the Pine Ridge stop. Follow the road to Baltimore Pike and cross over to the other side. Be careful because there are no sidewalks. Walk eastward on Baltimore Pike. When you come to Turner Road, make a right. Walk down Turner Road until you come to Plush Mill Road and make a left. Continue until you see a sign for Pendle Hill and make a right. Please see the Pendle Hill Campus map for directions to Firbank where we will meet.