Yellow Creek Lake–Black Hawk Trail, 6 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Yellow Creek State Park near Pikes Peak, PA. The route reaches Yellow Creek Lake. It climbs 1,014 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,240 – 1,496 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58159, -79.03381
Nearest town Pikes Peak, PA
Directions
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Yellow Creek Lake–Black Hawk Trail, 6 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,241–1,496 ft
Out & Back · Yellow Creek State Park
Trailhead: 40.58159, -79.03381
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Yellow Creek Lake.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Stake Church Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stake Church Loop Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Black Hawk Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Spillway Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Damsite Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Damsite Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Damsite Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Damsite Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Damsite Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Yellow Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Damsite Loop Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Damsite Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Damsite Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Damsite Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Spillway Connector, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Stake Church Loop Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Stake Church Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 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
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F64°
Precip12%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity92%
Rained 1.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun
73°57°
Mon
77°52°
Tue
79°57°
Wed
84°62°
30%
Thu
77°59°
30%
Fri
70°51°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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