Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

1162–Table Rock, 6 rocks

3.8 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 29 min

1162–Table Rock, 6 rocks is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area near Versailles, PA. The route passes Table Rock, Td and Standing Stone before reaching 1162 at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 420 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 1,158 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31072, -79.82927
Nearest town Versailles, PA

Directions

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1162–Table Rock, 6 rocks

3.8 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 734–1,160 ft

Out & Back · Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.31072, -79.82927

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

Transit-accessible: stop 647 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear left onto Ruins Trail, heading W.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dead Man's Loop, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Table Rock.
  6. 150 ftPass Td.
  7. 50 ftPass Standing Stone.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Haunted Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto JC Calhoun Trail, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftSharp left onto Mindolluin, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftReach 1162, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right onto JC Calhoun Trail, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftSharp left onto Haunted Hollow Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Dead Man's Loop, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading NE.
  17. 400 ftBear right onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

45% gravel31% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 647 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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