Mahoning Shadow Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Mahoning Shadow Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Cloe, PA. It climbs 626 ft and is mostly sand. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,257 – 1,893 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mahoning Shadow Trail 40.93381, -78.93331
Nearest town Cloe, PA

Directions

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Mahoning Shadow Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,257–1,894 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mahoning Shadow Trail · 40.93381, -78.93331

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

  1. Start on Mahoning Shadow Trail, heading E.
  2. 4.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 1.8 miReach Mahoning Shadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 4.1 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

99% sand1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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