Cold Spring Creamery Sidepath

5.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Cold Spring Creamery Sidepath is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Mechanicsville, PA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 423 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.35860, -75.09003
Nearest town Mechanicsville, PA

Directions

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Cold Spring Creamery Sidepath

5.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 338–422 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.35860, -75.09003

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Cold Spring Creamery Sidepath, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miReach Cold Spring Creamery Sidepath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 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

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead