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Wissahickon Valley Park

Orange Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 55 min

Orange Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Andorra, PA. It is mostly level, with 235 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 371 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.08360, -75.23036
Nearest town Andorra, PA
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Orange Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 55 min

Elevation 112–370 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.08360, -75.23036

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

Transit-accessible: Germantown Pk & Rodgers Dr stop 197 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto White Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lavender Trail, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 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/orange-trail-out-back-4-km-2cb9

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Germantown Pk & Rodgers Dr stop 197 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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