Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Habitat Maze Sunset Point–Gas Well Path, 5 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 47 min
Habitat Maze Sunset Point–Gas Well Path, 5 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Hills, PA. The route reaches Habitat Maze Sunset Point. It climbs 305 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Habitat Maze Sunset Point–Gas Well Path, 5 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 47 min
Elevation 929–1,207 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Trailhead: 40.57982, -80.14526
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Gas Well Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Run, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Aspen Way, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Gravel Path, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Aspen Way, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Muddy Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Black Cherry Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Habitat Maze Sunset Point.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Gas Well Path, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 2 min before dark.
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