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Yellow Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. It climbs 297 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 348 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Yellow Trail

2 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 49 min

Elevation 87–348 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Summit Avenue Entrance · 40.06180, -75.22692

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Forbidden Drive, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 150 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

84% dirt12% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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