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Montour Woods Conservation Area

Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach & Highlands Trail via Hemlocks Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach & Highlands Trail via Hemlocks Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Montour Woods Conservation Area near Coraopolis Heights, PA. The route reaches Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 654 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.47925, -80.17446
Nearest town Coraopolis Heights, PA
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Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach & Highlands Trail via Hemlocks Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 880–1,124 ft

Out & Back · Montour Woods Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.47925, -80.17446

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftSharp right onto Nike Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftSharp left onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miPass Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hemlocks Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach Montour Woods Conservation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 350 ftSharp left onto Nike Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left onto Salamander Trail, heading S.
  16. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.8 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/montour-woods-conservation-area-beach-montour-woods-conservation-area-beach-out-back-4-beaches-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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