Blue Trail & Yellow Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Ridley Creek State Park near Sycamore Mills, PA. It climbs 295 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi148 – 413 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94547, -75.42157
Nearest town Sycamore Mills, PA
Directions
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Blue Trail & Yellow Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 147–415 ft
Out & Back · Ridley Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.94547, -75.42157
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail;Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail;White Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail;White Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail;Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White Trail & Yellow Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- White Trail & Yellow Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Ridley Creek State Park Beach–White Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- North Woods–Blue Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- White Trail & Yellow Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Ridley Creek State Park Beach–White Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 642 ft
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