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Beaver Dam–14 (Green), 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Beaver Dam–14 (Green), 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mills, PA. The route passes Beaver Dam and Beaver Dam. It climbs 744 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,693 – 2,179 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.68906, -78.65761
Nearest town Thomas Mills, PA
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Beaver Dam–14 (Green), 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,694–2,179 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.68906, -78.65761

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto 11 (Green), heading N.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto 11+-A, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Eastern Flats Road (Green), heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Single Track A (Black), heading N.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading NW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Single Track A (Black), heading NW.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Flats Road (Green), heading NW.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto 13 (Green), heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto 14 (Green), heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn left onto 14-A (Black), heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto 14 (Green), heading N.
  16. 0.2 miPass Beaver Dam.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right onto Coal Haul Road (Green), heading NW.
  18. 50 ftPass Beaver Dam.
  19. 0.4 miSharp right onto Rock Den (Black), heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 300 ftBear right onto Radio Road (Green), heading S.
  22. 0.1 miReach Beaver Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Den (Black), heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left onto Coal Haul Road (Green), heading NW.
  27. 0.4 miSharp left onto 14 (Green), heading S.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left onto 14-A (Black), heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto 14 (Green), heading SE.
  30. 350 ftTurn left onto 13 (Green), heading SE.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Flats Road (Green), heading SE.
  32. 400 ftContinue straight onto Single Track A (Black), heading SE.
  33. 350 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading SE.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Single Track A (Black), heading S.
  35. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Eastern Flats Road (Green), heading S.
  37. 0.4 miBear right onto 11+-A, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 11 (Green), heading SE.
  39. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  40. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  42. 250 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/beaver-dam-beaver-dam-out-back-5-sights-via-outer-loop-blue

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:41 PM

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