Sewickley Valley Conservation Area

Beaver Dam Path–High Maintenance Trail, 5 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Beaver Dam Path–High Maintenance Trail, 5 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Valley Conservation Area near Sewickley Hills, PA. It climbs 1,299 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 1,076 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.57982, -80.14526
Nearest town Sewickley Hills, PA

Directions

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Beaver Dam Path–High Maintenance Trail, 5 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 741–1,077 ft

Out & Back · Sewickley Valley Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.57982, -80.14526

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Gas Well Path, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse Fords, heading W.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Trout Run, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Beaver Dam Path, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Trout Run, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Swamp Hill, heading S.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto High Maintenance Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Walker Park Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Beaver Dam Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miContinue straight onto High Maintenance Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass West, heading E.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left onto Trout Run, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Beaver Dam Path, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Trout Run, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Horse Fords, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gas Well Path, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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