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Wissahickon Valley Park

Yellow Trail Loop

2.8 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Yellow Trail Loop is a 2.8-mile loop in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. It climbs 350 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 302 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Avenue Entrance 40.06180, -75.22692
Nearest town Manatawna, PA
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Yellow Trail Loop

2.8 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 96–302 ft

Loop · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Summit Avenue Entrance · 40.06180, -75.22692

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Forbidden Drive, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Rex Avenue, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 500 ftTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 350 ftThe loop closes 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/yellow-trail-loop-4-km-1c28

Trail surface

71% dirt21% gravel1% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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