Fort Duquesne Bridge Viewpoint & Point State Park Fountain via Three Rivers Heritage Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 47 min
Fort Duquesne Bridge Viewpoint & Point State Park Fountain via Three Rivers Heritage Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Duquesne Heights Greenway near West End, PA. The route passes Point State Park Fountain before reaching Fort Duquesne Bridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fort Duquesne Bridge Viewpoint & Point State Park Fountain via Three Rivers Heritage Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 47 min
Elevation 707–800 ft
Out & Back · Duquesne Heights Greenway
Trailhead: 40.44329, -80.02812
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Fingal St at Rutledge St stop 317 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Point State Park Fountain.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Three Rivers Heritage Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Point State Park - Mon Wharf Connection, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Fort Duquesne Bridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Three Rivers Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Fingal St at Rutledge St stop 317 m from the trailhead
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