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Colerain Trail & Tussey Trail via Mid-State Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,809 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Colerain Trail & Tussey Trail via Mid-State Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Graysville, PA. It climbs 1,809 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,116 – 2,205 ft · steepest grade: 40%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tussey Trail 40.67105, -78.01982
Nearest town Graysville, PA
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Colerain Trail & Tussey Trail via Mid-State Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,809 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,114–2,206 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tussey Trail · 40.67105, -78.01982

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Tussey Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-State Trail, heading SW.
  3. 4.5 miTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miReach Tussey Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
  6. 4.5 miTurn left onto Tussey Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 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/tussey-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.

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