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Yellow Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wissahickon Valley Park near Shawmont, PA. It climbs 281 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 322 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05223, -75.22335
Nearest town Shawmont, PA

Directions

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Yellow Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 87–322 ft

Out & Back · Wissahickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.05223, -75.22335

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Forbidden Drive, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 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

79% dirt20% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F67°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 1″ 2 days ago (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 21% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 78°62°
Mon 79°63°
Tue 81°63°
Wed 86°68°
Thu 86°71° 28%
Fri 85°69° 28%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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