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Voice Recorder Track NumberMilesDescription
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10.00 From Ralph Stover State Park parking lot take red bridge with covered sides across Tohickon Creek
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2After bridge follow paved road as it ascends along residences with creek below to left
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30.46 Yellow trail goes to right (will be return route)
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4Yellow trail starts to left about half way up guardrail on right side
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50.51 White trail goes right
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60.59 Went to Tory Road to be sure white trail was the correct trail to take, confirmed it is but took unmarked trail opposite white trail first
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7Unmarked trail forks few steps in; take right fork
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8Trail follows contour a level down from top
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9Trail unmarked but very well defined
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100.99 Come out a clearing on right briefly
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11Sign on left that says Bucks County Park Property
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121.10 Left at fork when faint trail goes right
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131.13 Stay left on foot path when mowed path goes right
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14Few more mowed paths on right then trail veers left downhill gradually
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151.22 Trail rounds bend to left downhill, woods road goes right
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16Right after another fork, keep right downhill more steeply, faint trail goes left
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17Trail descends down to creek level
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18Trail goes through hemlocks towards creek
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201.47 Trail follows between creek on right and stone wall on left
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211.54 Trail ascends a level to left, log with stone and litter art on left
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221.67 Cross feeder creek on rocks, trail ascends higher but follows along Tohickon Creek
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231.71 At fork keep straight on more defined trail when less defined trail goes right
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241.79 Side trail merges in on left
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251.85 Ascend more steeply uphill veering away from creek
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262.00 Back at fork few steps before paved road; cross paved road and continue on white
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272.06 Yellow merges in from right; trail dips down crossing feeder creek
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28Trail is combined yellow/white and is blazed with both together
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292.22 High Rocks Vista parking lot on left across Tory Road with porta potty
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302.25 Leaving parking lot, yellow trail starts about the center of parking lot crossing road straight to views at cliffs
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31Yellow goes left across red bridge or right as yellow/white; views straight ahead
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32Chain link fence at cliff edge; exploring cliff area along fencing
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332.30 Back by bridge, went back to second chain link fence section
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342.40 Back on yellow, crossed bridge and came out at Argellite Overlook sign
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35Unmarked trail follows along chain link fence; chain link fence becomes wrought iron fence
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36Either follow along fence or take side trails to overlooks from yellow trail
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372.59 Fence trail meets up with yellow trail at Cedar Overlook sign; combined yellow and red dot on white trails veers left, fence trail continues right (think this is where red dot on white starts together with yellow)
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382.63 Fence trail ends back at yellow trail
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392.70 Double left turn blazes for yellow up ahead; right on unmarked
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402.80 Cross feeder creek; stay to right parallel to Tohickon Creek down below
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41Many trail junctions, just keep along contour of creek
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422.92 Can see bikes up on parallel trail (after the fact realize it must be red on white trail)
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433.03 At fork side trail to left goes to yellow trail; keep right downhill on wider trail
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443.06 Trail comes in from right
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45Offshoot trail that merges back in
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463.15 Descending through hemlocks down to creek
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473.18 Trail forks in hemlock grove; took right fork
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483.27 Turning around when trail fizzles out - trail followed creek so out and back to creek
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49Yellow building on other side - boy scout camp building ?
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503.35 Back at intersection, taking left fork
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513.41 Keep right at fork
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523.41 Rock hop over feeder creek
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53After feeder creek goes steeply uphill on more rooted trail surface
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543.51 Almost at top of incline trail crosses over, turning right on that trail
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55Straight goes uphill, right goes downhill to rock ledge
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563.59 Trail still descending, rock walls on left
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573.66 Cross over log mountain bike ramp
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583.91 Old faded white blaze on tree (only one seen)
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594.01 Rock hop over feeder creek and trail veers right
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604.07 Unmarked trail ends at red dot on white trail, turn right
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614.35 Picnic table and trash cans visible on left; still on red dot on white
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624.41 Unmarked trail splits off to right, to left red ends at double posts with red dot on white blazes
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63Through posts to field, to left blazes for yellow trail
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64Pit toilet open
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65After few steps towards building "Trail" sign on post at small footpath pointing back to yellow trail
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664.56 Come out on paved road at Deer Park Campground sign, turn right
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674.69 Turn right into Tohickon Valley Park parking lot
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68Straight head is playground, turn left through lot towards kiosk
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69Pass through yellow gate at corner of parking lot heading to left of clearing on mowed grass path
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704.82 Veer around red restroom building (locked) towards pool
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71Just before red gravel road turns right behind pool, take foot path to left, after few steps at path intersection turn left
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72Park cabins visible down below
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735.15 Come out on Cafferty Road across from Point Pleasant Pediatric, turning right and road walking
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74Split rail fence on right, was looking for other trails but all private property beyond split rail fence
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75Looks like short paths to cliff tops beyond split rail fence but no views
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76Private property signs other side of split rail fence
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775.92 Left on trail leaving Cafferty Road
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786.20 Back at trail intersection behind pool, turn right few steps, then left
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79After few steps, turn left on trail downhill
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806.30 Come out on narrow paved park road and turn left across grate bridge
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816.39 Park cabins 1 and 2 on left, restroom building on right
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826.45 When paved park road curves right downhill, keep straight leaving paved road on trail
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83Trail follows parallel to creek, very swampy at first
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846.71 Come out on Cafferty Road across from Point Pleasant Pediatric
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85Should have turned right when at this spot from previous trail to make loop; retraced back to park road and turns left to follow paved park road
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867.06 Paved park road turns to gravel
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877.10 Leaving gravel road to left and following trail along creek bank
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887.21 Trail goes along bank but fizzles out, gets swampy, lots of blowdowns, becomes overgrown; turning back
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897.31 Back at gravel park road, continuing straight towards brown cabin #3
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90Gravel road continues beyond cabin #3
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917.53 Cabin #4
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92Go around to back to the right of cabin #4 and trail continues uphill
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937.56 Up short incline with rubber tire retaining wall, keep left at fork after retaining wall when right goes uphill
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94A few steps later trail veers uphill to right
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957.66 Trail comes in from right at paved road at chain barrier; keep left towards stone wall
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967.80 Trail ends at red dot on white trail; turned right to field and pit toilet on right; retraced
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977.94 Continued back on red dot on white between two posts with red dot on white blazes on each
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988.25 Keep right on red dot on white at intersection where unmarked lower level trail from earlier in hike goes left
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998.29 Trail forks with unmarked going left but clearly blazed to keep right on red dot on white