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.
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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
- Start on Chief Running Deer Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass lower waterfall ledge.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Blue, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Orange, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chief Running Deer Trail, heading S.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chief Running Deer Trail Trailhead
- Chief Running Deer Trail 3 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Chief Running Deer Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Orange & Yellow via Chief Running Deer Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 577 ft
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