Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Chestnut Path
2.4 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 56 min
Chestnut Path is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Heights, PA. It climbs 263 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chestnut Path
2.4 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 56 min
Elevation 925–1,093 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Trailhead: 40.55637, -80.15048
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Muddy Run Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Chestnut Path, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Chestnut Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Muddy Run Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 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 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Waterthrush Way 1.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Cabin Hollow 2.2 mi · ▲ 337 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
- Beaver Dam Path–Bog Run, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 465 ft
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