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Mill Creek Valley Park

Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Mill Creek Valley Park near Hollow Woods, PA. It climbs 553 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 312 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03924, -75.25290
Nearest town Hollow Woods, PA
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Directions

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Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 79–313 ft

Out & Back · Mill Creek Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.03924, -75.25290

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftSharp right onto Mill Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Creek Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  24. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Creek Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  33. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/creek-trail-out-back-4-km-23a2

Trail surface

96% dirt3% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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