Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Pipeline Pass West & Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass
4.4 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Pipeline Pass West & Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Hills, PA. It climbs 913 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pipeline Pass West & Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass
4.4 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 862–1,198 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Trailhead: 40.57451, -80.13837
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Habitat Maze, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Gravel Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swamp Hill, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Gravel Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Habitat Maze, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading E.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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