Slag Viewpoint–Nine Mile Run Valley, 5 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Frick Park near Squirrel Hill, PA. The route passes Nine Mile Run Valley before reaching Slag Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 565 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi758 – 1,158 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.42931, -79.91362
Nearest town Squirrel Hill, PA
Directions
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Slag Viewpoint–Nine Mile Run Valley, 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 756–1,159 ft
Out & Back · Frick Park
Trailhead: 40.42931, -79.91362
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Beechwood Blvd at Nicholson St stop 188 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Iron Gate Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Concrete Block Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Downhill Drop, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lower Concrete Block Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Downhill Drop, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left onto Iron Gate Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail (detour), heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Nine Mile Run Valley.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto JG Swisshelm Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Slag Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Slag Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Humpular Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Slag Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Slag Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Slag Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Humpular Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Slag Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto JG Swisshelm Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail (detour), heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Iron Gate Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Downhill Drop, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lower Concrete Block Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Downhill Drop, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Concrete Block Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Iron Gate Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
83% dirt14% gravel3% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Beechwood Blvd at Nicholson St stop 188 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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