Lake Carnegie–Cat Tail Trail, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 44 min
Lake Carnegie–Cat Tail Trail, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Highland Park near Aspinwall, PA. The route reaches Lake Carnegie. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi738 – 879 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cat Tail Trail 40.48326, -79.90852
Nearest town Aspinwall, PA
Directions
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Lake Carnegie–Cat Tail Trail, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 44 min
Elevation 740–880 ft
Out & Back · Highland Park
Trailhead: Cat Tail Trail · 40.48326, -79.90852
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Freeport Rd + Center Ave stop 791 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cat Tail Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Carnegie.
- 0.4 miBear right onto knotweed, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Butler Street Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Lake Carnegie, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto knotweed, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Cat Tail Trail, heading N.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Freeport Rd + Center Ave stop 791 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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