Riverview Park

Bridle Trail–Marshall Trail Loop, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Bridle Trail–Marshall Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 3-mile loop in Riverview Park near Perry North, PA. It climbs 565 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,165 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Wissahickon Road 40.48600, -80.02261
Nearest town Perry North, PA

Directions

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Bridle Trail–Marshall Trail Loop, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 885–1,165 ft

Loop · Riverview Park

Trailhead: Old Wissahickon Road · 40.48600, -80.02261

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Perrysville Ave + Perry Academy stop 512 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Wissahickon Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 300 ftBear right onto Wissahickon Trail, heading E.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Archery Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Wissahickon Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Observatory Trail Extension, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Observatory Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Observatory Trail Extension, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto Observatory Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Zoo Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Kilbuck Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Ground Hog Haven, heading S.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Marshall Trail, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftReach Observatory Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
  22. 250 ftBear right onto Deer Hollow Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Snyder's Point Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear right onto Violet Lane Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Riverview Drive, heading SW.
  26. 150 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miSharp left onto Watson's Trail, heading NW.
  28. 350 ftTurn left onto Wissahickon Trail, heading N.
  29. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Old Wissahickon Road, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt1% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Perrysville Ave + Perry Academy stop 512 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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