Lake Neshaminy–Mill Dairy Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Lake Neshaminy–Mill Dairy Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Tyler State Park near Ryans Corner, PA. The route reaches Lake Neshaminy at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Neshaminy–Mill Dairy Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 91–182 ft
Out & Back · Tyler State Park
Trailhead: Covered Bridge Trail · 40.24607, -74.97800
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Covered Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stream Crossing, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Betz Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Mill Dairy Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mill Dairy Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wood Field Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Neshaminy Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Lake Neshaminy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wood Field Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mill Dairy Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mill Dairy Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Betz Hill Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Stream Crossing, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Covered Bridge Trail Trailhead
- Connector Trail via Betz Hill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Betz Hill Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Hay Barn Grass Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Hay Barn Grass Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Connector Trail–Covered Bridge Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Mill Dairy Trail–Nature Trail, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 363 ft
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