High Traverse Viewpoint–Baby Head Climb, 4 sights is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Frick Park near Homestead, PA. The route reaches High Traverse Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi755 – 919 ft1.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Nine Mile Run Trail 40.41547, -79.91720
Nearest town Homestead, PA
Directions
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High Traverse Viewpoint–Baby Head Climb, 4 sights
1.4 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 33 min
Elevation 756–920 ft
Out & Back · Frick Park
Trailhead: Nine Mile Run Trail · 40.41547, -79.91720
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Browns Hill Road at Parkview Boulevard stop 513 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto IHOP Tr., heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Refractory Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Baby Head Climb, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto High Traverse Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach High Traverse Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Baby Head Climb, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Refractory Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto IHOP Tr., heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% dirt38% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Browns Hill Road at Parkview Boulevard stop 513 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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