North Woods–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Ridley Creek State Park near Sycamore Mills, PA. The route reaches North Woods at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 316 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 417 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94443, -75.42032
Nearest town Sycamore Mills, PA
Directions
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North Woods–Blue Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 143–415 ft
Out & Back · Ridley Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.94443, -75.42032
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail;Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail;White Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach North Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail;White Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail;Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 surface
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White Trail & Yellow Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Blue Trail & Yellow Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- White Trail & Yellow Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Ridley Creek State Park Beach–White Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 642 ft
- Ridley Creek State Park Beach–Bridle Trail 1, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 721 ft
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