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Mingo Creek County Park

Orange Trail–Yellow Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Orange Trail–Yellow Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Mingo Creek County Park near Kammerer, PA. It climbs 700 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,171 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19276, -80.03906
Nearest town Kammerer, PA
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Orange Trail–Yellow Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 849–1,170 ft

Out & Back · Mingo Creek County Park

Trailhead: 40.19276, -80.03906

Weather Sep 5: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 32% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow/Orange, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow/Orange, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Orange, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Orange, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow/Orange, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow/Orange, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 miArrive 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-yellow-trail-out-back-3-sights-10-km

Trail surface

74% dirt22% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip32%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 20% rain2 PM: 32% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 19% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Sun 75°62°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 84°55°
Wed 88°63° 35%
Thu 81°63° 37%
Fri 73°57° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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