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Yellow Viewpoint–lower waterfall ledge, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Tohickon Valley Park near Point Pleasant, PA. The route passes lower waterfall ledge before reaching Yellow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 637 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 417 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chief Running Deer Trail 40.42304, -75.06716
Nearest town Point Pleasant, PA

Directions

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Yellow Viewpoint–lower waterfall ledge, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 87–417 ft

Out & Back · Tohickon Valley Park

Trailhead: Chief Running Deer Trail · 40.42304, -75.06716

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chief Running Deer Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miPass lower waterfall ledge.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftReach Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto Blue, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Orange, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chief Running Deer Trail, heading S.
  23. 1 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

62% dirt2% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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