Lower Maintenance Trail–Roller Coaster Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Lower Maintenance Trail–Roller Coaster Trail, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Walker Park near Shields, PA. It climbs 671 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Lower Maintenance Trail–Roller Coaster Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 758–1,041 ft
Out & Back · Walker Park
Trailhead: Walker Park Trail · 40.57002, -80.19061
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Walker Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto High Maintenance Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Roller Coaster Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Lower Maintenance Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Walker Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Roller Coaster Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto High Maintenance Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Walker Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Walker Park Trail Trailhead
- Wagner's Hollow–High Maintenance Trail, 5 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Shields, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Shields, Pennsylvania