Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area
Witch Hazel Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Witch Hazel Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area near Versailles, PA. It climbs 384 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Witch Hazel Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 734–1,131 ft
Out & Back · Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area
Trailhead: 40.31072, -79.82927
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 15% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 647 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Ruins Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Witch Hazel Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading NE.
- 0.8 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 1.4 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 647 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Great Allegheny Passage 2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Great Allegheny Passage 2.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Great Allegheny Passage 2.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Great Allegheny Passage 2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Great Allegheny Passage 2.8 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- 1118–Black Oak Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 320 ft
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