AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

South Side Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 1 hr 9 min

South Side Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Oakland, PA. It is mostly level, with 95 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 758 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.42992, -79.95852
Nearest town Oakland, PA
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South Side Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 710–757 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.42992, -79.95852

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

Transit-accessible: Second Avenue opp Bates Street FS stop 122 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1 miReach South Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 500 ftTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftArrive 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/south-side-trail-out-back-5-km-e6ec

Trail surface

73% paved9% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Second Avenue opp Bates Street FS stop 122 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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