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Oakcliffe Greenway & South Side Trail via Eliza Furnace Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Oakcliffe Greenway & South Side Trail via Eliza Furnace Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Uptown, PA. The route reaches Oakcliffe Greenway. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 758 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43462, -79.99554
Nearest town Uptown, PA · Official trailhead info (pittsburghparking.com)
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Oakcliffe Greenway & South Side Trail via Eliza Furnace Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 710–758 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.43462, -79.99554

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Transit-accessible: First Avenue stop 128 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eliza Furnace Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miPass Oakcliffe Greenway.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 1 miReach Oakcliffe Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 500 ftTurn left onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading E.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hot Metal Bike/Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Great Allegheny Passage, heading SE.
  35. 450 ftContinue straight onto Eliza Furnace Trail, heading SE.
  36. 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
  37. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  38. 50 ftArrive 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/oakcliffe-greenway-south-side-trail-out-back-12-km-6c2b

Trail surface

77% paved7% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: First Avenue stop 128 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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