Tohickon Valley Park
Chief Running Deer Trail & Yellow
2.6 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Chief Running Deer Trail & Yellow is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Tohickon Valley Park near Tumble Falls, NJ. It climbs 423 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Chief Running Deer Trail & Yellow
2.6 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 130–403 ft
Out & Back · Tohickon Valley Park
Trailhead: Blue · 40.44343, -75.08116
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Blue, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Orange, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chief Running Deer Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Yellow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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