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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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
More from Summit Avenue West Entrance Trailhead
- Forbidden Drive 2.1 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Forbidden Drive 2.2 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Forbidden Drive 2.2 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Forbidden Drive 2.2 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Forbidden Drive 2.3 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Forbidden Drive 2.3 mi · ▲ 310 ft
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