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Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

1178 & Gas Well Access Trail via Great Allegheny Passage

15.1 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 5 hr 16 min

1178 & Gas Well Access Trail via Great Allegheny Passage is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area near Shaner, PA. The route reaches 1178 at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 459 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 1,165 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28856, -79.77775
Nearest town Shaner, PA
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1178 & Gas Well Access Trail via Great Allegheny Passage

15.1 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Elevation 734–1,164 ft

Out & Back · Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.28856, -79.77775

Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

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  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  3. 3.7 miContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading N.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  7. 3 miBear left onto Ruins Trail, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Witch Hazel Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gas Well Access Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Witch Hazel Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftReach 1178, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Gas Well Access Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Witch Hazel Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear right onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading W.
  16. 3 miContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading E.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  20. 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/1178-gas-well-access-trail-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

89% gravel10% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 79°F69°
Precip14%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 75°63°
Mon 77°54°
Tue 82°55°
Wed 88°62° 39%
Thu 80°62° 41%
Fri 73°54° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 4:14 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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