Wilson Avenue River Access & Sand Island Trail via D&L Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Steel City, PA. The route reaches Wilson Avenue River Access. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi200 – 236 ft9.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.63176, -75.30997
Nearest town Steel City, PA
Directions
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Wilson Avenue River Access & Sand Island Trail via D&L Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 199–236 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.63176, -75.30997
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Wilson Avenue River Access.
- 50 ftTurn right onto D&L Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Geissinger Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto D&L Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Sand Island Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Wilson Avenue River Access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto D&L Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Geissinger Mill Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto D&L Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 surface
93% gravel7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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