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1 | Voice Recorder Track Number | Miles | Description | |||
2 | 1 | 0.00 | From Ralph Stover State Park parking lot take red bridge with covered sides across Tohickon Creek | |||
3 | 2 | After bridge follow paved road as it ascends along residences with creek below to left | ||||
4 | 3 | 0.46 | Yellow trail goes to right (will be return route) | |||
5 | 4 | Yellow trail starts to left about half way up guardrail on right side | ||||
6 | 5 | 0.51 | White trail goes right | |||
7 | 6 | 0.59 | 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 | |||
8 | 7 | Unmarked trail forks few steps in; take right fork | ||||
9 | 8 | Trail follows contour a level down from top | ||||
10 | 9 | Trail unmarked but very well defined | ||||
11 | 10 | 0.99 | Come out a clearing on right briefly | |||
12 | 11 | Sign on left that says Bucks County Park Property | ||||
13 | 12 | 1.10 | Left at fork when faint trail goes right | |||
14 | 13 | 1.13 | Stay left on foot path when mowed path goes right | |||
15 | 14 | Few more mowed paths on right then trail veers left downhill gradually | ||||
16 | 15 | 1.22 | Trail rounds bend to left downhill, woods road goes right | |||
17 | 16 | Right after another fork, keep right downhill more steeply, faint trail goes left | ||||
18 | 17 | Trail descends down to creek level | ||||
19 | 18 | Trail goes through hemlocks towards creek | ||||
20 | 19 | |||||
21 | 20 | 1.47 | Trail follows between creek on right and stone wall on left | |||
22 | 21 | 1.54 | Trail ascends a level to left, log with stone and litter art on left | |||
23 | 22 | 1.67 | Cross feeder creek on rocks, trail ascends higher but follows along Tohickon Creek | |||
24 | 23 | 1.71 | At fork keep straight on more defined trail when less defined trail goes right | |||
25 | 24 | 1.79 | Side trail merges in on left | |||
26 | 25 | 1.85 | Ascend more steeply uphill veering away from creek | |||
27 | 26 | 2.00 | Back at fork few steps before paved road; cross paved road and continue on white | |||
28 | 27 | 2.06 | Yellow merges in from right; trail dips down crossing feeder creek | |||
29 | 28 | Trail is combined yellow/white and is blazed with both together | ||||
30 | 29 | 2.22 | High Rocks Vista parking lot on left across Tory Road with porta potty | |||
31 | 30 | 2.25 | Leaving parking lot, yellow trail starts about the center of parking lot crossing road straight to views at cliffs | |||
32 | 31 | Yellow goes left across red bridge or right as yellow/white; views straight ahead | ||||
33 | 32 | Chain link fence at cliff edge; exploring cliff area along fencing | ||||
34 | 33 | 2.30 | Back by bridge, went back to second chain link fence section | |||
35 | 34 | 2.40 | Back on yellow, crossed bridge and came out at Argellite Overlook sign | |||
36 | 35 | Unmarked trail follows along chain link fence; chain link fence becomes wrought iron fence | ||||
37 | 36 | Either follow along fence or take side trails to overlooks from yellow trail | ||||
38 | 37 | 2.59 | 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) | |||
39 | 38 | 2.63 | Fence trail ends back at yellow trail | |||
40 | 39 | 2.70 | Double left turn blazes for yellow up ahead; right on unmarked | |||
41 | 40 | 2.80 | Cross feeder creek; stay to right parallel to Tohickon Creek down below | |||
42 | 41 | Many trail junctions, just keep along contour of creek | ||||
43 | 42 | 2.92 | Can see bikes up on parallel trail (after the fact realize it must be red on white trail) | |||
44 | 43 | 3.03 | At fork side trail to left goes to yellow trail; keep right downhill on wider trail | |||
45 | 44 | 3.06 | Trail comes in from right | |||
46 | 45 | Offshoot trail that merges back in | ||||
47 | 46 | 3.15 | Descending through hemlocks down to creek | |||
48 | 47 | 3.18 | Trail forks in hemlock grove; took right fork | |||
49 | 48 | 3.27 | Turning around when trail fizzles out - trail followed creek so out and back to creek | |||
50 | 49 | Yellow building on other side - boy scout camp building ? | ||||
51 | 50 | 3.35 | Back at intersection, taking left fork | |||
52 | 51 | 3.41 | Keep right at fork | |||
53 | 52 | 3.41 | Rock hop over feeder creek | |||
54 | 53 | After feeder creek goes steeply uphill on more rooted trail surface | ||||
55 | 54 | 3.51 | Almost at top of incline trail crosses over, turning right on that trail | |||
56 | 55 | Straight goes uphill, right goes downhill to rock ledge | ||||
57 | 56 | 3.59 | Trail still descending, rock walls on left | |||
58 | 57 | 3.66 | Cross over log mountain bike ramp | |||
59 | 58 | 3.91 | Old faded white blaze on tree (only one seen) | |||
60 | 59 | 4.01 | Rock hop over feeder creek and trail veers right | |||
61 | 60 | 4.07 | Unmarked trail ends at red dot on white trail, turn right | |||
62 | 61 | 4.35 | Picnic table and trash cans visible on left; still on red dot on white | |||
63 | 62 | 4.41 | Unmarked trail splits off to right, to left red ends at double posts with red dot on white blazes | |||
64 | 63 | Through posts to field, to left blazes for yellow trail | ||||
65 | 64 | Pit toilet open | ||||
66 | 65 | After few steps towards building "Trail" sign on post at small footpath pointing back to yellow trail | ||||
67 | 66 | 4.56 | Come out on paved road at Deer Park Campground sign, turn right | |||
68 | 67 | 4.69 | Turn right into Tohickon Valley Park parking lot | |||
69 | 68 | Straight head is playground, turn left through lot towards kiosk | ||||
70 | 69 | Pass through yellow gate at corner of parking lot heading to left of clearing on mowed grass path | ||||
71 | 70 | 4.82 | Veer around red restroom building (locked) towards pool | |||
72 | 71 | Just before red gravel road turns right behind pool, take foot path to left, after few steps at path intersection turn left | ||||
73 | 72 | Park cabins visible down below | ||||
74 | 73 | 5.15 | Come out on Cafferty Road across from Point Pleasant Pediatric, turning right and road walking | |||
75 | 74 | Split rail fence on right, was looking for other trails but all private property beyond split rail fence | ||||
76 | 75 | Looks like short paths to cliff tops beyond split rail fence but no views | ||||
77 | 76 | Private property signs other side of split rail fence | ||||
78 | 77 | 5.92 | Left on trail leaving Cafferty Road | |||
79 | 78 | 6.20 | Back at trail intersection behind pool, turn right few steps, then left | |||
80 | 79 | After few steps, turn left on trail downhill | ||||
81 | 80 | 6.30 | Come out on narrow paved park road and turn left across grate bridge | |||
82 | 81 | 6.39 | Park cabins 1 and 2 on left, restroom building on right | |||
83 | 82 | 6.45 | When paved park road curves right downhill, keep straight leaving paved road on trail | |||
84 | 83 | Trail follows parallel to creek, very swampy at first | ||||
85 | 84 | 6.71 | Come out on Cafferty Road across from Point Pleasant Pediatric | |||
86 | 85 | Should 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 | ||||
87 | 86 | 7.06 | Paved park road turns to gravel | |||
88 | 87 | 7.10 | Leaving gravel road to left and following trail along creek bank | |||
89 | 88 | 7.21 | Trail goes along bank but fizzles out, gets swampy, lots of blowdowns, becomes overgrown; turning back | |||
90 | 89 | 7.31 | Back at gravel park road, continuing straight towards brown cabin #3 | |||
91 | 90 | Gravel road continues beyond cabin #3 | ||||
92 | 91 | 7.53 | Cabin #4 | |||
93 | 92 | Go around to back to the right of cabin #4 and trail continues uphill | ||||
94 | 93 | 7.56 | Up short incline with rubber tire retaining wall, keep left at fork after retaining wall when right goes uphill | |||
95 | 94 | A few steps later trail veers uphill to right | ||||
96 | 95 | 7.66 | Trail comes in from right at paved road at chain barrier; keep left towards stone wall | |||
97 | 96 | 7.80 | Trail ends at red dot on white trail; turned right to field and pit toilet on right; retraced | |||
98 | 97 | 7.94 | Continued back on red dot on white between two posts with red dot on white blazes on each | |||
99 | 98 | 8.25 | Keep right on red dot on white at intersection where unmarked lower level trail from earlier in hike goes left | |||
100 | 99 | 8.29 | Trail forks with unmarked going left but clearly blazed to keep right on red dot on white |