Upper Guard Wall

Upper Guard Wall: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Upper Guard Wall

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Upper Guard Wall — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.95801, -79.54679. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Guard Wall

• St. Stephen's Church · church · Armstrong · ~10 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 259 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~12 km · Must-see
• Baker Trail · trek · Clarion · ~19 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 137 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~22 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 247 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~34 km · Must-see
• Todd Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Butler · ~35 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Anglican Church · church · Butler · ~39 km · Must-see
• WWCH · attraction · Clarion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jennings Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Butler · ~49 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Clarion · ~49 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 45 · sanctuary · Venango · ~52 km · Must-see
• Moraine State Park · sanctuary · Butler · ~53 km · Must-see
• Deer Lakes Park · park · Allegheny · ~55 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 31 · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Indian God Rock · fort · Venango · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~60 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Upper Guard Wall

• Indian God Rock · fort · Venango · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Venango · fort · Venango · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Machault · fort · Venango · ~67 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Craig Street · fort · Allegheny · ~83 km · Must-see
• Bushy Run Battlefield Park · fort · Westmoreland · ~84 km · Must-see
• Fort Pitt Block House · fort · Allegheny · ~87 km · Must-see
• Duquesne Incline · fort · Allegheny · ~88 km · Must-see
• Fort McIntosh park · fort · Beaver · ~88 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~94 km · Must-see
• Oliver Miller Homestead · fort · Allegheny · ~101 km · Must-see

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