Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Cabin Hollow–Muddy Run Trail, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Cabin Hollow–Muddy Run Trail, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Sewickley Heights Borough Park near Sewickley Hills, PA. It climbs 1,263 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cabin Hollow–Muddy Run Trail, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 814–1,159 ft
Out & Back · Sewickley Heights Borough Park
Trailhead: Waterthrush Way · 40.56214, -80.14295
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
- Start on Waterthrush Way, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cabin Hollow, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Muddy Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Swamp Hill, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Craig's Cart Road Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Cabin Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pipeline Pass West, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sewickley Heights - Pipeline Pass, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Muddy Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Cabin Hollow, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Waterthrush Way, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Waterthrush Way Trailhead
- Bog Run–Bridle Path, 6 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 350 ft
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