Smedley Park (Delaware County Park) — Attraction in Nether Providence Township

I used to love taking my dog to this park as it is a great environment and has wonderful trails. However, as of late, there have been countless countless people with dogs that are unchained unleashed, and when I asked them to please leash their dogs, they dismiss me one has even laughed at me. I think i'm going to start taking pictures, because I believe that there needs to be some type of police presence or some.Type of ranger presence checking to make sure an enforcing that people keep their dogs leashed. But I believe that it's illegal to not have your dog leashed. Also, I'm pretty sure half of these people don't even have their dogs licensed. So maybe that needs to be checked into as well, but we definitely need presents here. Some type of authority for those of us who actually follow the law and we'd like for our animals to be safe and enjoy this beautiful environment. It's extremely frustrating, not to mention scary. I've even seen a rottweiler without a leash, and the owner told me.Oh, it's fine, he's trained. I now am forced to carry mace with me which is absolutely ridiculous. Also, to my knowledge, I don't believe that anybody actually owns this park, it's for all to enjoy. So it's really unfair that certain people refuse to leash their dogs and those of us who follow the law cannot enjoy.That's the...

Nice trail three are two ways to go when u park in the parking lot you can go straight or u can over the one bridge to the left when u walk towards it u go around and then u will see steps there what's the trail begins don't understand the steps when u can go up the hill which isn't the high up it's a couple different trails it's all marked out then when u get down the bottom u can either go straight which leads to the Springfield trial or u can go straight it leads u to another bridge it's really easy to walk it's up hill or down hill or straight I walked it in sneakers I always hit trails in sneakers but it's really nice u do get a work out i hit trails hard when i go so u will sweat no matter when u go but it's a nice trail saw some geese along the way some birds a big beaver running past me there is a play ground alot of benches throughout the park it's...

It's kind of a weird place. There are miles of trails through the woods, but also highway overpasses, graffiti-covered sound attenuating walls along the roads, and a trolley line going through it. If you stick near the playground on Papermill Road near the main entrance, the trails are pretty easy, but if you get farther out on the Springfield Trail, and on the other side of Papermill Road, the trails can get a lot harder. You can ride mountain bikes on the trails, but they prohibit ebikes. You can get away with a gravel bike in some places, but you will probably have to carry your bike in some places. The trails do get muddy after it rains, and some trails cross the creek, and you may not be able to cross without getting wet if the creek level rises. Occasionally, you may run into people with large unleashed dogs. Not a huge fan of that,...