AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Allegheny Branch & Baker Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Allegheny Branch & Baker Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Blackstone, PA. It climbs 797 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 1,139 ft · steepest grade: 45%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.66889, -79.65280
Nearest town Blackstone, PA
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Allegheny Branch & Baker Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 782–1,139 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.66889, -79.65280

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start on Conrail Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Baker Trail, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Allegheny Branch, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Allegheny Branch, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Allegheny Branch, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.4 miReach Allegheny Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Allegheny Branch, heading NE.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Allegheny Branch, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Allegheny Branch, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Baker Trail, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Conrail Road, heading E.
  19. 0.8 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/allegheny-branch-baker-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

9% other91% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F64°
Precip12%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity93%
Rained 6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 74°57°
Mon 79°53°
Tue 81°55°
Wed 88°62° 47%
Thu 80°60° 47%
Fri 72°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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