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South Park

Over The Top of Fairgrounds Trail [White / Red Dot]–Sleepy Hollow Hill Trail, 4 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 51 min

Over The Top of Fairgrounds Trail [White / Red Dot]–Sleepy Hollow Hill Trail, 4 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in South Park near Library, PA. It climbs 437 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,227 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.29127, -80.00623
Nearest town Library, PA
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Over The Top of Fairgrounds Trail [White / Red Dot]–Sleepy Hollow Hill Trail, 4 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 51 min

Elevation 970–1,227 ft

Out & Back · South Park

Trailhead: 40.29127, -80.00623

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Sleepy Hollow Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sleepy Hollow Cutoff Trail, heading N.
  5. 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto South Park Montour Trail Connector, heading E.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sleepy Hollow Hill Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Over The Top of Fairgrounds Trail [White / Red Dot], heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fairgrounds Flow Trail [uphill] (Yellow Blaze), heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto (Yellow Blaze), heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto South Park Montour Trail Connector, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Sleepy Hollow Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto Sleepy Hollow Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sleepy Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/over-the-top-of-fairgrounds-trail-white-red-dot-out-back

Trail surface

76% dirt10% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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