Pittsburgh: Baker Trail

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Pittsburgh: Baker TrailPittsburgh: Baker TrailFollow yellow blazes for a 10-mile section across creek-laced woodlands. The route crosses a covered footbridge and is inter- spersed with pastoral vistas along a flat farm road.
 Published  Sep 20, 2013 BACKPACKERMagazine
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WaypointsBKT001
Location: 40.715908, -79.506168
Western terminus is on Dam Rd. north of the dam.
BKT002
Location: 40.685064, -79.425917
Western terminus is on Cherry Hill Run Rd.
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