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Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

1162–Table Rock, 6 rocks

8.3 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 2 hr 58 min

1162–Table Rock, 6 rocks is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area near Alpsville, PA. The route passes Table Rock, Td and Standing Stone before reaching 1162 at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 401 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 1,158 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Great Allegheny Passage 40.31236, -79.79229
Nearest town Alpsville, PA
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1162–Table Rock, 6 rocks

8.3 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 734–1,160 ft

Out & Back · Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

Trailhead: Great Allegheny Passage · 40.31236, -79.79229

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Great Allegheny Passage, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  6. 3 miBear left onto Ruins Trail, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Dead Man's Loop, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miPass Table Rock.
  9. 150 ftPass Td.
  10. 50 ftPass Standing Stone.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Haunted Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto JC Calhoun Trail, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftSharp left onto Mindolluin, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftReach 1162, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto JC Calhoun Trail, heading S.
  17. 300 ftSharp left onto Haunted Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Dead Man's Loop, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading NE.
  20. 400 ftBear right onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NE.
  21. 3 miContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading E.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  25. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/1162-table-rock-out-back-7-rocks-13-km

Trail surface

75% gravel14% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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