“Ride naked: shed the excess
Stand up for bikes
Stand up for the environment
Stand up naked on your bike”
The starting location of this year’s Naked Bike Ride is MLK Drive (a.k.a.: West River Drive) and Black Road.
Here is a Google Map link to the Starting Location: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=West+River+Drive+and+Black+Road,+Philadelphia+PA&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.631141,93.076172&vpsrc=0&z=16
Here is a link to the Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride website: http://phillynakedbikeride.org/
Here is the route of the ride with a hand drawn picture of the route:
Starting point: If you’re coming from Center City, heading N/NW on West River Driver, it is the first major parking lot you come to after passing under Spring Garden. It is also just 1/4 mile S/SE of the intersection of Black Road and MLK Drive.
Route: 2 mi on W River Dr.
L on Spring Garden Bridge
R on Parkway
R on 19th St.
Circle around Rittenhouse
L on 18th St.
R on Market
Circle around City Hall
R on Market
L on 5th St.
R on Spring Garden
L on 3rd St.
R on Girard Ave.
Quick R onto Germantown Ave.
R on 2nd St.
L on Poplar
L on New Market St.
L onto Germantown Ave.
L on Hancock
R into the Piazza
Total distance: 7.2 miles.
End point: The Piazza at Schmidts, North Second Street and Germantown Ave., Below Girard Ave.
Featured image courtesy of Alex Lowy Photography of Narberth PA.
