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Ridley Creek State Park Beach–Bridle Trail 1, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Ridley Creek State Park near Sycamore Mills, PA. The route passes Ridley Creek State Park Beach, Ridley Creek State Park Beach and Ridley Creek State Park Beach. It climbs 721 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 361 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94443, -75.42032
Nearest town Sycamore Mills, PA

Directions

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Ridley Creek State Park Beach–Bridle Trail 1, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 143–363 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftPass Ridley Creek State Park Beach.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miPass Ridley Creek State Park Beach.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miPass Ridley Creek State Park Beach.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Horse Stable Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail 1, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miReach Ridley Creek State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horse Stable Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 200 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Trail;Blue Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

37% gravel35% dirt1% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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