High Maintenance Trail–Lower Maintenance Trail, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 57 min
High Maintenance Trail–Lower Maintenance Trail, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Edgeworth, PA. It climbs 485 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Maintenance Trail–Lower Maintenance Trail, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 57 min
Elevation 742–1,142 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Maintenance Trail · 40.56108, -80.19010
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Beaver Road opp Church Lane stop 782 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Maintenance Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Roller Coaster Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Maintenance Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto High Matinenance Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Lower Maintenance Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto High Maintenance Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Roller Coaster Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lower Maintenance Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Beaver Road opp Church Lane stop 782 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lower Maintenance Trail Trailhead
- Lower Maintenance Trail–Roller Coaster Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 681 ft
- Gas Well Path–High Maintenance Trail, 6 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,501 ft
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