Sewickley Heights Borough Park

Muddy Run Trail & Spruce Run via Gravel Path

3.1 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Muddy Run Trail & Spruce Run via Gravel Path is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Heights, PA. It climbs 345 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,168 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.55637, -80.15048
Nearest town Sewickley Heights, PA

Directions

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Muddy Run Trail & Spruce Run via Gravel Path

3.1 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 925–1,167 ft

Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park

Trailhead: 40.55637, -80.15048

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Muddy Run Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftSharp left onto Gravel Path, heading N.
  7. 100 ftSharp right onto Spruce Run, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach Muddy Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Gravel Path, heading S.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Muddy Run Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% dirt2% grass1% gravel37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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