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Frick Park

Braddock Trail–Dinky Bridge Trail, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Braddock Trail–Dinky Bridge Trail, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Frick Park near Regent Square, PA. It climbs 417 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,011 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nine Mile Run Trail 40.42822, -79.89239
Nearest town Regent Square, PA
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Braddock Trail–Dinky Bridge Trail, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 777–1,010 ft

Out & Back · Frick Park

Trailhead: Nine Mile Run Trail · 40.42822, -79.89239

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

Transit-accessible: Braddock Ave opposite Greendale Ave stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Braddock Trail, heading W.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Dinky Bridge Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Braddock Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Biddle Trail, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Tranquil Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Homewood Trail, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Rosemary Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Kensington Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Cowboy Hill Connector, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Solstice Trail, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hawthorne Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Homewood Trail, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 350 ftReach Braddock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Hawthorne Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Solstice Trail, heading N.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cowboy Hill Connector, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Kensington Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Rosemary Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Homewood Trail, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Tranquil Trail, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left onto Biddle Trail, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 350 ftBear right onto Braddock Trail, heading SE.
  40. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dinky Bridge Trail, heading SW.
  43. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Braddock Trail, heading E.
  44. 250 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftArrive 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/braddock-trail-dinky-bridge-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

37% gravel27% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Braddock Ave opposite Greendale Ave stop 73 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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