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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

6 to 10 Trail & New Portage Branch

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft · 5 hr 9 min

6 to 10 Trail & New Portage Branch is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site near Carson Valley, PA. It climbs 1,351 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,558 – 2,375 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.45122, -78.48214
Nearest town Carson Valley, PA
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6 to 10 Trail & New Portage Branch

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,560–2,377 ft

Out & Back · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

Trailhead: 40.45122, -78.48214

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto New Portage Branch, heading SW.
  3. 3 miSharp right onto 6 to 10 Trail, heading NW.
  4. 3.4 miReach New Portage Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.4 miSharp left onto New Portage Branch, heading E.
  6. 3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 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/6-to-10-trail-new-portage-branch-out-back-21-km-37f1

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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