Sewickley Valley Conservation Area
Lower Maintenance Trail–Maroon Mile Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Lower Maintenance Trail–Maroon Mile Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Valley Conservation Area near Sewickley Heights, PA. It climbs 581 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Maintenance Trail–Maroon Mile Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 816–1,160 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: Maroon Mile Trail · 40.55899, -80.17346
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start on Maroon Mile Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto High Maintenance Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Roller Coaster Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Lower Maintenance Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Maroon Mile Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Roller Coaster Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Maintenance Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Maroon Mile Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 2 min before dark.
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