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Yellow Viewpoint–lower waterfall ledge, 5 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Tohickon Valley Park near Tinicum, PA. The route passes Yellow Viewpoint and lower waterfall ledge. It climbs 744 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 420 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43810, -75.11259
Nearest town Tinicum, PA

Directions

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Yellow Viewpoint–lower waterfall ledge, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 130–419 ft

Out & Back · Tohickon Valley Park

Trailhead: 40.43810, -75.11259

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto White, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftPass Yellow Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftPass lower waterfall ledge.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftSharp left onto Orange, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chief Running Deer Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miReach Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  25. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 150 ftTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
  35. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  36. 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
  37. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  39. 500 ftContinue straight onto White, heading W.
  40. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miArrive 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% dirt9% grass2% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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