AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old RR Grade–Sideling Hill Tunnel, 4 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,072 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Old RR Grade–Sideling Hill Tunnel, 4 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Hiram, PA. It climbs 2,072 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,116 – 1,916 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04347, -78.09742
Nearest town Hiram, PA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Old RR Grade–Sideling Hill Tunnel, 4 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,072 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,115–1,914 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.04347, -78.09742

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miBear right onto Old RR Grade, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sideling Hill Tunnel, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oregon Camp, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sproat trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftReach Old RR Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NW.
  15. 1.4 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miBear right onto Oregon Camp, heading E.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sideling Hill Tunnel, heading NE.
  19. 1.3 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old RR Grade, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 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/old-rr-grade-sideling-hill-tunnel-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Hiram, Pennsylvania