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Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

1178 & Gas Well Access Trail via Witch Hazel Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 575 ft · 1 hr 13 min

1178 & Gas Well Access Trail via Witch Hazel Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area near Lincoln, PA. The route reaches 1178 at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 575 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 1,165 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32188, -79.84661
Nearest town Lincoln, PA
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1178 & Gas Well Access Trail via Witch Hazel Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 575 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 740–1,164 ft

Out & Back · Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.32188, -79.84661

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 18% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Liberty Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Ruins Trail, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Witch Hazel Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gas Well Access Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Witch Hazel Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftReach 1178, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Gas Well Access Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Witch Hazel Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading NW.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftBear left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftArrive 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-4-km

Trail surface

58% dirt25% gravel7% paved10% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip18%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 18% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:47 PM
Sun 74°61°
Mon 77°53°
Tue 81°54°
Wed 87°61° 36%
Thu 80°60° 39%
Fri 72°53° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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