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Yellow Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Manatawna, PA. It climbs 294 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 308 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Yellow Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 87–309 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. 0.7 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. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 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

78% dirt21% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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