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Duquesne Heights Greenway

Emerald View Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 53 min

Emerald View Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Duquesne Heights Greenway near Duquesne Heights, PA. It climbs 285 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,086 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Emerald View Trail 40.43308, -80.02459
Nearest town Duquesne Heights, PA
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Emerald View Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 53 min

Elevation 918–1,088 ft

Out & Back · Duquesne Heights Greenway

Trailhead: Emerald View Trail · 40.43308, -80.02459

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

Transit-accessible: Duquesne Upper Station stop 762 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Emerald View Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bradley Connector Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Emerald View Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Emerald View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bradley Connector Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Emerald View Trail, heading NE.
  8. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/emerald-view-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Duquesne Upper Station stop 762 m from the trailhead

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