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Yellow Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. It climbs 320 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 348 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Avenue West Entrance 40.05976, -75.22973
Nearest town Manatawna, PA

Directions

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Yellow Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 87–348 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Summit Avenue West Entrance · 40.05976, -75.22973

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 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

71% dirt26% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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