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Orange Trail & White Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Tulpohocken, PA. It climbs 532 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 243 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Bell Field Trailhead 40.03079, -75.19525
Nearest town Tulpohocken, PA

Directions

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Orange Trail & White Trail

3 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 60–242 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Blue Bell Field Trailhead · 40.03079, -75.19525

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 21% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto White Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 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

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip21%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity62%
Rained 1.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 21% rain2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 4% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 77°62°
Mon 79°63°
Tue 82°63°
Wed 86°68°
Thu 87°71° 29%
Fri 86°69° 29%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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