AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Houtzdale Line Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Houtzdale Line Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Ramey, PA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,339 – 1,624 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Houtzdale Line Trail 40.80408, -78.39259
Nearest town Ramey, PA
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Houtzdale Line Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,337–1,624 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Houtzdale Line Trail · 40.80408, -78.39259

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on Servants Heart Drive, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Houtzdale Line Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Servants Heart Drive, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Houtzdale Line Trail, heading SW.
  5. 4.7 miReach Houtzdale Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.7 miContinue straight onto Servants Heart Drive, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Houtzdale Line Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Servants Heart Drive, heading N.
  9. 50 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/houtzdale-line-trail-servants-heart-drive-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

50% gravel50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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