Sewickley Heights Borough Park

Gas Well Path & Muddy Run Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Gas Well Path & Muddy Run Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Heights, PA. It climbs 468 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,207 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.55637, -80.15048
Nearest town Sewickley Heights, PA

Directions

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Gas Well Path & Muddy Run Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 925–1,207 ft

Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park

Trailhead: 40.55637, -80.15048

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Muddy Run Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Black Cherry Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  8. 400 ftBear left onto Habitat Maze, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Gas Well Path, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftReach Muddy Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Habitat Maze, heading E.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 450 ftSharp left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Black Cherry Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miSharp left onto Muddy Run Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% dirt10% grass39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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