Hwz Trail & Pipsissewa Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Hwz Trail & Pipsissewa Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Braddock's Trail Park near Emblem, PA. It climbs 455 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hwz Trail & Pipsissewa Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 859–1,103 ft
Out & Back · Braddock's Trail Park
Trailhead: Hwz Trail · 40.30988, -79.77001
Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on Hwz Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Path, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipsissewa Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Dead End Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pipsissewa Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dead End Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Hwz Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pipsissewa Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dead End Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipsissewa Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hwz Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 8 min before dark.
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