1182 & Dickson Trail
2 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 49 min
1182 & Dickson Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Oak Hollow Park near Paintertown, PA. The route reaches 1182. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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1182 & Dickson Trail
2 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 49 min
Elevation 960–1,189 ft
Out & Back · Oak Hollow Park
Trailhead: 40.34641, -79.69672
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 20% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dickson Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Abbey Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach 1182, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Saint Raphael Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Sawyer Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Saint Raphael Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sawyer Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Saint Raphael Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pond Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- 1220 & Conner Trail Loop 1.3 mi · ▲ 177 ft
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