Shields Dam Road via Allegheny Front Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Shields Dam Road via Allegheny Front Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Beaver Mills, PA. It climbs 651 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,818 – 2,044 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Huckleberry Trail 40.92252, -78.07871
Nearest town Beaver Mills, PA

Directions

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Shields Dam Road via Allegheny Front Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,817–2,045 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Huckleberry Trail · 40.92252, -78.07871

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

  1. Start on Old Huckleberry Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.3 miTurn right onto Shields Dam Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Allegheny Front Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Shields Dam Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left onto Shields Dam Road, heading E.
  6. 200 ftReach Shields Dam Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftSharp right onto Shields Dam Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miSharp right onto Allegheny Front Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shields Dam Trail, heading N.
  10. 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% dirt33% grass1% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:39 PM

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