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Walker Park

Lower Maintenance Trail–Roller Coaster Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Lower Maintenance Trail–Roller Coaster Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Walker Park near Edgeworth, PA. It climbs 681 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Maintenance Trail 40.56108, -80.19010
Nearest town Edgeworth, PA
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Lower Maintenance Trail–Roller Coaster Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 741–1,041 ft

Out & Back · Walker Park

Trailhead: Lower Maintenance Trail · 40.56108, -80.19010

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Beaver Road opp Church Lane stop 782 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Maintenance Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Roller Coaster Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto High Maintenance Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Walker Park Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach Lower Maintenance Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miBear right onto High Maintenance Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Roller Coaster Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lower Maintenance Trail, heading NW.
  10. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-maintenance-trail-roller-coaster-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Beaver Road opp Church Lane stop 782 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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