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Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

Great Allegheny Passage

7.4 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Great Allegheny Passage is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area near Alpsville, PA. It climbs 365 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 1,132 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Great Allegheny Passage 40.31236, -79.79229
Nearest town Alpsville, PA
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Great Allegheny Passage

7.4 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 734–1,131 ft

Out & Back · Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

Trailhead: Great Allegheny Passage · 40.31236, -79.79229

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Great Allegheny Passage, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  6. 3 miBear left onto Ruins Trail, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Witch Hazel Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading N.
  10. 350 ftBear right onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NE.
  11. 3 miContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  15. 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/great-allegheny-passage-out-back-12-km-e4fc

Trail surface

84% gravel14% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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