Sewickley Valley Conservation Area
High Maintenance Trail
3 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 1 hr 18 min
High Maintenance Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Valley Conservation Area near Sewickley Heights, PA. It climbs 614 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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High Maintenance Trail
3 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 833–1,142 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: Craig's Cart Road Trail · 40.56373, -80.17209
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start on Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto High Matinenance Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto High Maintenance Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading S.
- 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 (~28 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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