Jenkintown to Milk Boy Coffeehouse

Driving from Jenkintown to Milkboy Coffeehouse in Ardmore takes about 40-45 minutes. So, I was curious to see what the difference was on a bike.  Bicycling there took  1hr 10 min, and bicycling home took 1 hr, 5 min.  There was a bit of a breeze.

On the route there, I biked on Washington Lane, over to Roxborough and across the Schuylkill on the west side of Manyunk.  Then it was uphill from there to Montgomery Ave.  I took a back entrance into Suburban Square and walked beneath the SEPTA R5 railroad tracks to Milkboy on Lancaster Ave.

I took a different route home.  To Wynnewood, I took Lancaster Ave east and then took a back route to City Ave.  I don’t recommend bicycling on City Ave, but I just felt like trying it to make sure.  I had to act as part of the traffic and move to the center lane on City Ave to avoid being cut off by cars entering the Schuylkill Expressway.  On the bridge over the Schuylkill here, there’s a sidewalk.  But if you’re bicycling on the road, you’re kind of committed to staying on the road to West Ridge Ave.  This takes you to the Wissahickon trail entrance at the Wissahickon Creek and Ridge Ave.  I followed the trail to Historic Rittenhouse Town and turned left on Wissahickon Ave to Walnut Lane. This took me over Lincoln Drive and I made my way back to Washington Lane north.

12.6 miles, 1 hr 10 min, Average speed of 10.7 mph

Jenkintown to Milkboy in Ardmore