Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area
Witch Hazel Trail
2 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 52 min
Witch Hazel Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area near Eden Park, PA. It climbs 402 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Witch Hazel Trail
2 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 52 min
Elevation 740–1,131 ft
Out & Back · Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area
Trailhead: Great Allegheny Passage · 40.32325, -79.84489
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 731 m from the trailhead
- Start on Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Ruins Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Witch Hazel Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 731 m from the trailhead
More from Great Allegheny Passage Trailhead
- Witch Hazel Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- 1178 & Gas Well Access Trail via Witch Hazel Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 575 ft
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