Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Wagner's Hollow & Beaver Dam Path via Trout Run
2.5 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 59 min
Wagner's Hollow & Beaver Dam Path via Trout Run is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Hills, PA. The route reaches Wagner's Hollow at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 311 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wagner's Hollow & Beaver Dam Path via Trout Run
2.5 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 59 min
Elevation 873–1,180 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Trailhead: Gravel Path · 40.57202, -80.14317
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 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.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Aspen Way, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Spruce Run, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trout Run, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Beaver Dam Path, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trout Run, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Wagner's Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Beaver Dam Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Trout Run, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spruce Run, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Aspen Way, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right onto Habitat Maze, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading S.
- 200 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Gravel Path Trailhead
- Beaver Dam Path–Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Habitat Maze Sunset Point–Bridle Path Loop, 6 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point–Bridle Path, 6 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 319 ft
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