AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Green Ribbon Trail

4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Green Ribbon Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Penllyn, PA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 253 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16789, -75.24529
Nearest town Penllyn, PA
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Green Ribbon Trail

4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 195–253 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.16789, -75.24529

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

Transit-accessible: Penllyn stop 241 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Green Ribbon Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miReach Green Ribbon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miArrive 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/green-ribbon-trail-out-back-6-km-4af9

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Penllyn stop 241 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Penllyn, Pennsylvania