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Sewickley Heights Borough Park

Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point–Bridle Path, 7 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,069 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point–Bridle Path, 7 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Hills, PA. The route reaches Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point. It climbs 1,069 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 1,198 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56181, -80.13970
Nearest town Sewickley Hills, PA
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Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point–Bridle Path, 7 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,069 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 833–1,198 ft

Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park

Trailhead: 40.56181, -80.13970

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Waterthrush Way, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Cabin Hollow, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Waterthrush Way, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bridle Path, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Gravel Path, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftBear right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading W.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Habitat Maze, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Gravel Path, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swamp Hill, heading SW.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto No Name Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miReach Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass West, heading E.
  23. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Gravel Path, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miBear right onto Habitat Maze, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NE.
  28. 400 ftBear left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading E.
  29. 400 ftTurn right onto Gravel Path, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Path, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Waterthrush Way, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miBear left onto Cabin Hollow, heading SW.
  34. 100 ftBear right onto Waterthrush Way, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  36. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bridle-path-cabin-hollow-out-back-6-sights-9-km

Trail surface

71% dirt16% paved7% gravel2% grass4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:16 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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