AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

Great Allegheny Passage

14.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Great Allegheny Passage is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area near Shaner, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 774 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28856, -79.77775
Nearest town Shaner, PA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Great Allegheny Passage

14.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Elevation 734–776 ft

Out & Back · Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.28856, -79.77775

Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  3. 3.7 miContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading N.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  7. 3 miBear left onto Ruins Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftBear left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Ruins Trail, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading S.
  16. 3 miContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Lane, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  20. 3.6 miArrive 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-23-km-5c15

Trail surface

98% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 79°F69°
Precip14%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 75°63°
Mon 77°54°
Tue 82°55°
Wed 88°62° 39%
Thu 80°62° 41%
Fri 73°54° 19%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Shaner, Pennsylvania