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Emsworth Pool–South Side Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Emsworth Pool–South Side Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Duquesne Heights, PA. The route reaches Emsworth Pool. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 755 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Station Square Trail 40.44037, -80.01709
Nearest town Duquesne Heights, PA
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Emsworth Pool–South Side Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 720–754 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Station Square Trail · 40.44037, -80.01709

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

Transit-accessible: W Carson St + Duquesne Incline stop 53 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Station Square Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Emsworth Pool.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftReach Emsworth Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Station Square Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 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/emsworth-pool-south-side-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

74% paved10% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: W Carson St + Duquesne Incline stop 53 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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