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Wissahickon Valley Park

Kelpius Cave–Mom Rinker's Rock, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Kelpius Cave–Mom Rinker's Rock, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Wissahickon, PA. The route passes Kelpius Cave before reaching Mom Rinker's Rock at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 754 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 230 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.01754, -75.20288
Nearest town Wissahickon, PA
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Kelpius Cave–Mom Rinker's Rock, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 36–229 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.01754, -75.20288

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

Transit-accessible: Wissahickon Transit Center Boarding Area 9 stop 524 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 500 ftPass Kelpius Cave.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto White Trail, heading N.
  19. 350 ftPass Mom Rinker's Rock.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftReach Kelpius Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  30. 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  32. 400 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 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/kelpius-cave-mom-rinkers-rock-out-back-4-sights-5-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Wissahickon Transit Center Boarding Area 9 stop 524 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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