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Frick Park

Cowboy Hill–Slag Viewpoint, 7 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 989 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Cowboy Hill–Slag Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Frick Park near Regent Square, PA. The route passes Slag Viewpoint, Nine Mile Run Valley and Fern Hollow before reaching Cowboy Hill at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 989 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 1,024 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41849, -79.89443
Nearest town Regent Square, PA
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Cowboy Hill–Slag Viewpoint, 7 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 989 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 756–1,023 ft

Out & Back · Frick Park

Trailhead: 40.41849, -79.89443

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

Transit-accessible: Monongahela Ave at Schley Ave stop 469 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Humpular Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left onto Beyond Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Trail, heading W.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Slag Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Humpular Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Slag Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miPass Slag Viewpoint.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto JG Swisshelm Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miPass Nine Mile Run Valley.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftSharp right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail (detour), heading E.
  19. 250 ftBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading SE.
  21. 350 ftBear left onto Iron Gate Trail, heading NW.
  22. 200 ftBear right onto Downhill Drop, heading NE.
  23. 450 ftBear right onto Lower Concrete Block Trail, heading N.
  24. 350 ftSharp left onto Concrete Block Connector, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Riverview Trail, heading N.
  26. 400 ftContinue straight onto Fire Lane Ext. Trail, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Riverview Trail, heading N.
  28. 400 ftContinue straight onto Downward Dog Trail, heading N.
  29. 300 ftPass Fern Hollow.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tranquil Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto Biddle Trail, heading N.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Tranquil Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miBear right onto Homewood Trail, heading NE.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Rosemary Trail, heading N.
  38. 100 ftTurn left onto Kensington Trail, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftBear right onto Cowboy Hill Connector, heading N.
  41. 100 ftTurn left onto Solstice Trail, heading N.
  42. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 150 ftReach Cowboy Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  44. 300 ftTurn right onto Cowboy Hill Connector, heading NE.
  45. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftTurn left onto Kensington Trail, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn right onto Rosemary Trail, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  51. 150 ftContinue straight onto Homewood Trail, heading N.
  52. 100 ftBear left onto Tranquil Trail, heading N.
  53. 0.3 miTurn left onto Biddle Trail, heading N.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  55. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  56. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tranquil Trail, heading NE.
  57. 350 ftContinue straight onto Downward Dog Trail, heading NW.
  58. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Riverview Trail, heading S.
  59. 350 ftContinue straight onto Fire Lane Ext. Trail, heading SE.
  60. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Riverview Trail, heading S.
  61. 400 ftTurn left onto Concrete Block Connector, heading SW.
  62. 50 ftSharp right onto Lower Concrete Block Trail, heading S.
  63. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  64. 50 ftContinue straight onto Downhill Drop, heading S.
  65. 400 ftBear left onto Iron Gate Trail, heading SE.
  66. 250 ftBear right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading SE.
  67. 350 ftTurn right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading S.
  68. 100 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail (detour), heading S.
  69. 250 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading E.
  70. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  71. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  72. 200 ftBear right onto JG Swisshelm Trail, heading S.
  73. 0.2 miBear right onto Slag Trail, heading SW.
  74. 0.3 miBear right onto Humpular Trail, heading SW.
  75. 50 ftTurn left onto Slag Trail, heading SW.
  76. 50 ftTurn left onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading SW.
  77. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Trail, heading SW.
  78. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading SW.
  79. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Trail, heading S.
  80. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  81. 50 ftContinue straight onto Humpular Trail, heading S.
  82. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  83. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  84. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  85. 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/cowboy-hill-slag-viewpoint-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

70% dirt26% gravel1% rock3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Monongahela Ave at Schley Ave stop 469 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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