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Beaver Dam–14 (Green), 8 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 848 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Beaver Dam–14 (Green), 8 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mills, PA. The route passes Beaver Dam and Beaver Dam. It climbs 848 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,693 – 2,179 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.68906, -78.65761
Nearest town Thomas Mills, PA
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Beaver Dam–14 (Green), 8 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 848 ft · 2 hr 47 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. 0.7 miTurn left onto Long Road (Green), heading E.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Raptor Path (Green), heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Valley View Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Raptor Path (Green), heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left onto Coyote Pass (Green), heading N.
  24. 400 ftReach Beaver Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 450 ftTurn right onto Raptor Path (Green), heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Valley View Trail (Blue), heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Raptor Path (Green), heading S.
  28. 0.5 miBear left onto Long Road (Green), heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right onto Coal Haul Road (Green), heading SE.
  30. 0.7 miSharp left onto 14 (Green), heading S.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left onto 14-A (Black), heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto 14 (Green), heading S.
  33. 300 ftTurn left onto 13 (Green), heading S.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Flats Road (Green), heading SE.
  35. 450 ftContinue straight onto Single Track A (Black), heading S.
  36. 350 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop (Blue), heading S.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Single Track A (Black), heading S.
  38. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn left onto Eastern Flats Road (Green), heading SE.
  40. 0.4 miBear right onto 11+-A, heading SE.
  41. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 11 (Green), heading S.
  42. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  43. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  45. 200 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-9-sights-via-outer-loop-blue

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:41 PM

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