Sewickley Heights Borough Park

Muddy Run Trail–Pipeline Pass West, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 957 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Muddy Run Trail–Pipeline Pass West, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Heights, PA. It climbs 957 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 1,158 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Craig's Cart Road Trail 40.56373, -80.17209
Nearest town Sewickley Heights, PA

Directions

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Muddy Run Trail–Pipeline Pass West, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 957 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 862–1,159 ft

Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park

Trailhead: Craig's Cart Road Trail · 40.56373, -80.17209

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start on Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pipeline Pass West, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gravel Path, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading E.
  6. 500 ftTurn right onto Muddy Run Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miReach Pipeline Pass West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftContinue straight onto Gravel Path, heading W.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swamp Hill, heading W.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% dirt4% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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