AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hazelwood Trail via South Side Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Hazelwood Trail via South Side Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Mount Washington, PA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 761 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Station Square Trail 40.43344, -80.00306
Nearest town Mount Washington, PA
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Hazelwood Trail via South Side Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 710–763 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Station Square Trail · 40.43344, -80.00306

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Transit-accessible: E Carson St at Station Square stop 184 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Station Square Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 500 ftTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Hazelwood Trail, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miReach Hazelwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading N.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading N.
  29. 150 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  30. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hazelwood-trail-out-back

Trail surface

79% paved10% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Carson St at Station Square stop 184 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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