Rocky Ridge County Park
Fitness Trail–Fresh & Twisty Loop, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Fitness Trail–Fresh & Twisty Loop, 3 sights is a 3-mile loop in Rocky Ridge County Park near Yorklyn, PA. It climbs 275 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Fitness Trail–Fresh & Twisty Loop, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 747–921 ft
Loop · Rocky Ridge County Park
Trailhead: 40.01171, -76.65282
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 15% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fitness Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto 5, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fresh & Twisty, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Fitness Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto 5, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto The Gut, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Broken Arrow, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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