Mingo Creek County Park

Yellow Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Yellow Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mingo Creek County Park near Kammerer, PA. It climbs 314 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,116 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19188, -80.04561
Nearest town Kammerer, PA

Directions

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Yellow Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 878–1,116 ft

Out & Back · Mingo Creek County Park

Trailhead: 40.19188, -80.04561

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 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

77% paved21% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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