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Frick Park

276 Trail–High Traverse Trail, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 22 min

276 Trail–High Traverse Trail, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Frick Park near Glen Hazel, PA. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 889 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: IHOP Trail 40.41442, -79.92145
Nearest town Glen Hazel, PA
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276 Trail–High Traverse Trail, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 738–889 ft

Out & Back · Frick Park

Trailhead: IHOP Trail · 40.41442, -79.92145

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Browns Hill Road at Parkview Boulevard stop 134 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on IHOP Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto High Traverse Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Refractory Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Boardwalk Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Boardwalk Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Dinky Bridge Trail, heading E.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto Braddock Trail, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftSharp right onto 276 Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miReach High Traverse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.4 miSharp left onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading W.
  21. 400 ftBear right onto Braddock Trail, heading N.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Dinky Bridge Trail, heading SW.
  23. 300 ftTurn right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Boardwalk Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading E.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Boardwalk Trail, heading E.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Refractory Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.5 miBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Traverse Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto IHOP Trail, heading W.
  37. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/276-trail-high-traverse-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

84% dirt11% gravel2% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Browns Hill Road at Parkview Boulevard stop 134 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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