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Frick Park

Slag Viewpoint–Nine Mile Run Valley, 7 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Slag Viewpoint–Nine Mile Run Valley, 7 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Frick Park near Regent Square, PA. The route passes Slag Viewpoint, Nine Mile Run Valley and Fern Hollow before reaching Fern Hollow at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 659 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 965 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41849, -79.89443
Nearest town Regent Square, PA
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Slag Viewpoint–Nine Mile Run Valley, 7 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 755–966 ft

Out & Back · Frick Park

Trailhead: 40.41849, -79.89443

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

Transit-accessible: Monongahela Ave at Schley Ave stop 469 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Humpular Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left onto Beyond Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Trail, heading W.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Slag Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Humpular Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Slag Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miPass Slag Viewpoint.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto JG Swisshelm Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miPass Nine Mile Run Valley.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftSharp right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail (detour), heading E.
  19. 250 ftBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Boardwalk Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Boardwalk Trail, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading N.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Firelane Trail, heading NW.
  26. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Tranquil Trail, heading NE.
  28. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftPass Fern Hollow.
  30. 300 ftBear right onto Downward Dog Trail, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tranquil Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left onto Biddle Trail, heading N.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Tranquil Trail, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miBear right onto Homewood Trail, heading NE.
  36. 150 ftPass Fern Hollow.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Rosemary Trail, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Kensington Trail, heading N.
  41. 150 ftTurn right onto Homewood Trail, heading N.
  42. 50 ftReach Slag Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  43. 100 ftTurn left onto Kensington Trail, heading N.
  44. 150 ftTurn right onto Rosemary Trail, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  48. 150 ftContinue straight onto Homewood Trail, heading NE.
  49. 150 ftBear left onto Tranquil Trail, heading NW.
  50. 0.3 miTurn left onto Biddle Trail, heading NW.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  52. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  53. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tranquil Trail, heading N.
  54. 350 ftContinue straight onto Downward Dog Trail, heading NW.
  55. 50 ftBear left onto Tranquil Trail, heading NW.
  56. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  57. 50 ftBear right onto Firelane Trail, heading S.
  58. 400 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading S.
  59. 200 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Boardwalk Trail, heading SE.
  60. 50 ftBear right onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SE.
  61. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Boardwalk Trail, heading SE.
  62. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  63. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SE.
  64. 0.1 miBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail (detour), heading E.
  65. 250 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading SW.
  66. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  67. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  68. 200 ftBear right onto JG Swisshelm Trail, heading SW.
  69. 0.2 miBear right onto Slag Trail, heading S.
  70. 0.3 miBear right onto Humpular Trail, heading S.
  71. 50 ftTurn left onto Slag Trail, heading S.
  72. 50 ftTurn left onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading S.
  73. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Trail, heading SW.
  74. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Beyond Trail, heading SW.
  75. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beyond Trail, heading SW.
  76. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  77. 50 ftContinue straight onto Humpular Trail, heading W.
  78. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  79. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  80. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  81. 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/slag-viewpoint-nine-mile-run-valley-out-back-8-sights-9-km

Trail surface

61% dirt33% gravel2% boardwalk1% rock3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Monongahela Ave at Schley Ave stop 469 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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