Sewickley Heights Borough Park

Bog Run–Bridle Path, 7 sights

4 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Bog Run–Bridle Path, 7 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Heights, PA. It climbs 396 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,198 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.55637, -80.15048
Nearest town Sewickley Heights, PA

Directions

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Bog Run–Bridle Path, 7 sights

4 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 925–1,198 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Muddy Run Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gravel Path, heading W.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Bog Run, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Gravel Path, heading N.
  9. 100 ftSharp left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Gravel Path, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Habitat Maze, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading E.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading E.
  16. 350 ftTurn right onto Gravel Path, heading S.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Path, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Waterthrush Way, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Cabin Hollow, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Waterthrush Way, heading S.
  22. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

65% dirt9% paved7% gravel3% grass16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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