Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Beaver Dam Path–Bog Run, 7 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Beaver Dam Path–Bog Run, 7 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Heights, PA. It climbs 465 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Dam Path–Bog Run, 7 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 925–1,180 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Trailhead: 40.55637, -80.15048
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Muddy Run Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bog Run, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Beaver Dam Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Spruce Run, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Aspen Way, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Habitat Maze, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Gravel Path, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Upper Cabin Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Cabin Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cabin Hollow, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Waterthrush Way, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 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 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Waterthrush Way 1.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Cabin Hollow 2.2 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Chestnut Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 263 ft
- Gas Well Path & Muddy Run Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Muddy Run Trail & Spruce Run via Gravel Path 3.1 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Bog Run–Bridle Path, 7 sights 4 mi · ▲ 396 ft
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