AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mahoning Shadow Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Mahoning Shadow Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Elbell, PA. It climbs 476 ft and is mostly sand. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,545 – 1,893 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.91614, -78.89687
Nearest town Elbell, PA
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Mahoning Shadow Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,545–1,894 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.91614, -78.89687

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Mahoning Shadow Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 1.8 miReach Mahoning Shadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mahoning-shadow-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

83% sand17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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