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Wissahickon Valley Park

Mom Rinker's Rock–White Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 875 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Mom Rinker's Rock–White Trail, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. The route reaches Mom Rinker's Rock at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 875 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 348 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05790, -75.22845
Nearest town Manatawna, PA
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Mom Rinker's Rock–White Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 875 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 64–348 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.05790, -75.22845

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto White Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftReach Mom Rinker's Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miBear left onto White Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  42. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  46. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  48. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  49. 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/mom-rinkers-rock-white-trail-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

66% dirt9% gravel7% grass18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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