Pipsissewa Trail
3 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Pipsissewa Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Braddock's Trail Park near Robbins, PA. It climbs 370 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pipsissewa Trail
3 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 972–1,122 ft
Out & Back · Braddock's Trail Park
Trailhead: 40.30589, -79.77376
Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Eagle #1 Path, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipsissewa Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Vista Path, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Pipsissewa Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left onto Vista Path, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Pipsissewa Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Eagle #1 Path, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Eagle #1 Path 2.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Braddock Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Pipsissewa Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Pipsissewa Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Braddock Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Forest Path 3.9 mi · ▲ 535 ft
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