Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point–Cabin Hollow, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point–Cabin Hollow, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Hills, PA. The route reaches Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 434 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point–Cabin Hollow, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 925–1,195 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Trailhead: Gravel Path · 40.57123, -80.15072
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Muddy Run Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Sewickley Heights Borough Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Waterthrush Way, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cabin Hollow, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cabin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Cabin Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Butterfly Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Black Cherry Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading W.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:16 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Gravel Path Trailhead
- Wagner's Hollow–Bog Run, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Bridle Path–Cabin Hollow Loop, 6 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- High Maintenance Trail–Pipeline Pass West, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,372 ft
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