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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

6 to 10 Trail & New Portage Branch

14.7 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 5 hr 13 min

6 to 10 Trail & New Portage Branch is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site near Carson Valley, PA. It climbs 637 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,247 – 1,818 ft14.9 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

14.7 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,246–1,817 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 miContinue straight onto 6 to 10 Trail, heading SW.
  4. 3.9 miTurn left onto 6 to 10 Trailhead, heading S.
  5. 450 ftReach New Portage Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto 6 to 10 Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 2.4 miContinue straight onto New Portage Branch, heading N.
  9. 3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 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-24-km-54c6

Trail surface

52% gravel1% paved47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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