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Braddock's Trail Park

Hwz Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Hwz Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Braddock's Trail Park near Robbins, PA. It climbs 480 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 1,093 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Braddock Trail 40.30325, -79.77162
Nearest town Robbins, PA
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Hwz Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 859–1,093 ft

Out & Back · Braddock's Trail Park

Trailhead: Braddock Trail · 40.30325, -79.77162

Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Braddock Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hwz Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.3 miReach Hwz Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Path, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left onto Braddock Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 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/hwz-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip14%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 74°62°
Mon 77°53°
Tue 81°54°
Wed 87°61° 40%
Thu 80°60° 41%
Fri 72°53° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Robbins, Pennsylvania