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Frick Park

Firelane Trail–High Traverse Trail, 4 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 51 min

Firelane Trail–High Traverse Trail, 4 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Frick Park near Glen Hazel, PA. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 889 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: IHOP Trail 40.41442, -79.92145
Nearest town Glen Hazel, PA
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Firelane Trail–High Traverse Trail, 4 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 51 min

Elevation 738–889 ft

Out & Back · Frick Park

Trailhead: IHOP Trail · 40.41442, -79.92145

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Browns Hill Road at Parkview Boulevard stop 134 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on IHOP Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto High Traverse Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Refractory Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading N.
  11. 350 ftSharp left onto Firelane Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftReach High Traverse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading N.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Refractory Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Traverse Trail, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto IHOP Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 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/firelane-trail-high-traverse-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

90% dirt6% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Browns Hill Road at Parkview Boulevard stop 134 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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