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McConnells Mill State Park

Alpha Falls & Alpha Pass Trail

1.3 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 34 min

Alpha Falls & Alpha Pass Trail is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in McConnells Mill State Park near McConnells Mill, PA. The route reaches Alpha Falls. It climbs 257 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,014 – 1,175 ft · steepest grade: 29%1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alpha Falls Trail 40.96023, -80.16916
Nearest town McConnells Mill, PA
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Alpha Falls & Alpha Pass Trail

1.3 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 34 min

Elevation 1,014–1,176 ft

Out & Back · McConnells Mill State Park

Trailhead: Alpha Falls Trail · 40.96023, -80.16916

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Alpha Falls Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Alpha Falls.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Alpha Pass Trail (NCT), heading W.
  4. 100 ftSharp right onto Alpha Pass Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miReach Alpha Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Alpha Pass Trail (NCT), heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Alpha Falls Trail, heading N.
  8. 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/alpha-falls-out-back

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near McConnells Mill, Pennsylvania