Sewickley Valley Conservation Area
High Maintenance Trail–Pipeline Pass West, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft · 2 hr 35 min
High Maintenance Trail–Pipeline Pass West, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Valley Conservation Area near Sewickley Hills, PA. It climbs 1,307 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Maintenance Trail–Pipeline Pass West, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 816–1,159 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Valley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 40.57159, -80.14625
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Beaver Road opp Church Lane stop 782 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Swamp Hill, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto High Matinenance Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto High Maintenance Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Roller Coaster Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Maintenance Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto High Matinenance Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto No Name Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass West, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Beaver Road opp Church Lane stop 782 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bridle Path–Cabin Hollow Loop, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point–Bridle Path, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- High Maintenance Trail–Pipeline Pass West, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft
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