Sideling Hill Tunnel & The Old PA Pike Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,365 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Sideling Hill Tunnel & The Old PA Pike Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Hiram, PA. It climbs 1,365 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sideling Hill Tunnel & The Old PA Pike Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,365 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,132–1,914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: The Old PA Pike Trail · 40.04878, -78.09580
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on The Old PA Pike Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Sideling Hill Tunnel, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Sideling Hill Tunnel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto The Old PA Pike Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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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 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from The Old PA Pike Trail Trailhead
- Old RR Grade via The Old PA Pike Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Big Fill trail–Sideling Hill Tunnel, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,768 ft
- Railroad Arch trail–Sideling Hill Tunnel, 4 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,115 ft
- Sideling Hill Tunnel–Tarkiln trail, 3 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,036 ft
- Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 2,724 ft
- Duvall trail–Ford Road, 6 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 2,151 ft
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