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Sewickley Valley Conservation Area

Wagner's Hollow–High Maintenance Trail, 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Wagner's Hollow–High Maintenance Trail, 5 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Valley Conservation Area near Shields, PA. The route reaches Wagner's Hollow at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,127 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 1,076 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walker Park Trail 40.57002, -80.19061
Nearest town Shields, PA
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Wagner's Hollow–High Maintenance Trail, 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 758–1,077 ft

Out & Back · Sewickley Valley Conservation Area

Trailhead: Walker Park Trail · 40.57002, -80.19061

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start on Walker Park Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto High Maintenance Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass West, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Trout Run, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miReach Wagner's Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Swamp Hill, heading SW.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto High Maintenance Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.3 miSharp right onto Walker Park Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 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/wagners-hollow-high-maintenance-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 78°F68°
Precip13%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity94%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:48 PM
Sun 74°60°
Mon 78°54°
Tue 82°55°
Wed 88°63° 26%
Thu 81°60° 29%
Fri 72°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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