Crater Trail–High Traverse Trail, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Frick Park near Regent Square, PA. It climbs 492 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi735 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41849, -79.89443
Nearest town Regent Square, PA
Directions
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Crater Trail–High Traverse Trail, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 734–921 ft
Out & Back · Frick Park
Trailhead: 40.41849, -79.89443
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Monongahela Ave at Schley Ave stop 469 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Humpular Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Beyond Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Humpular Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Crater Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Refractory Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Traverse Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Humpular Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Refractory Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Crater Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Humpular Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Humpular Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
94% dirt1% rock5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Monongahela Ave at Schley Ave stop 469 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beyond Trail via Humpular Trail 2 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Baby Head Climb–Crater Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 656 ft
- Slag Viewpoint–Nine Mile Run Valley, 7 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft
- Cowboy Hill–Slag Viewpoint, 7 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 989 ft
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