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Dragonfly Pond & Paul Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Yellow Creek State Park near Ewings Mill, PA. The route passes Dragonfly Pond and Dragonfly Pond. It climbs 325 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,299 – 1,434 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paul Trail 40.57668, -79.00259
Nearest town Ewings Mill, PA

Directions

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Dragonfly Pond & Paul Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,298–1,434 ft

Out & Back · Yellow Creek State Park

Trailhead: Paul Trail · 40.57668, -79.00259

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Paul Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miPass Dragonfly Pond.
  3. 0.6 miPass Dragonfly Pond.
  4. 0.7 miReach Dragonfly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F64°
Precip12%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 1.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 72°57°
Mon 77°52°
Tue 79°57°
Wed 84°62° 30%
Thu 78°60° 30%
Fri 70°52° 17%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead