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South Side Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

South Side Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Uptown, PA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 761 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43216, -80.00191
Nearest town Uptown, PA
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South Side Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 710–760 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.43216, -80.00191

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

Transit-accessible: Station Square stop 122 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Station Square Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eliza Furnace Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  17. 400 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 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-8-km-6238

Trail surface

77% paved6% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Station Square stop 122 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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