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Point State Park Fountain & Water Steps via Station Square Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Point State Park Fountain & Water Steps via Station Square Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Uptown, PA. The route passes Point State Park Fountain before reaching Water Steps at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. 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 – 738 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43216, -80.00191
Nearest town Uptown, PA
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Point State Park Fountain & Water Steps via Station Square Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 707–737 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.43216, -80.00191

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

Transit-accessible: Station Square stop 122 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Station Square Trail, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miPass Point State Park Fountain.
  6. 150 ftSharp left onto Three Rivers Heritage Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Point State Park - Mon Wharf Connection, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Fort Duquesne Bridge, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miPass Water Steps.
  16. 200 ftReach Point State Park Fountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Point State Park - Mon Wharf Connection, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Three Rivers Heritage Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Station Square Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 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/point-state-park-fountain-water-steps-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

66% paved34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Station Square stop 122 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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