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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto White, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Yellow Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass lower waterfall ledge.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Orange, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chief Running Deer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto White, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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