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Wissahickon Valley Park

Kelpius Cave & Yellow Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Kelpius Cave & Yellow Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Wissahickon, PA. The route reaches Kelpius Cave. It climbs 557 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 207 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vicaris Street Entrance 40.01973, -75.20369
Nearest town Wissahickon, PA
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Kelpius Cave & Yellow Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 45–208 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Vicaris Street Entrance · 40.01973, -75.20369

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

Transit-accessible: Wissahickon Transit Center Boarding Area 9 stop 643 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 500 ftPass Kelpius Cave.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto Forbidden Drive, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto White Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftReach Kelpius Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Forbidden Drive, heading E.
  26. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  28. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 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-yellow-trail-out-back-4-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 643 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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