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Shields Dam Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 50 min

Shields Dam Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Flat Rock, PA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,772 – 1,923 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Allegheny Front Trail 40.88432, -78.11609
Nearest town Flat Rock, PA
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Shields Dam Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 50 min

Elevation 1,770–1,924 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Allegheny Front Trail · 40.88432, -78.11609

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

  1. Start on Shields Dam Road, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miBear left onto Shields Dam Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Shields Dam Road, heading E.
  4. 150 ftReach Shields Dam Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Shields Dam Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Shields Dam Road, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shields-dam-road-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Hikes near Flat Rock, Pennsylvania