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Yellow Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. It climbs 379 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 331 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05790, -75.22845
Nearest town Manatawna, PA

Directions

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Yellow Trail

3 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 87–332 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.05790, -75.22845

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  11. 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 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

76% dirt20% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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