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Frick Park

Trough Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 1 hr

Trough Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Frick Park near Squirrel Hill, PA. It climbs 414 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 1,066 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43227, -79.91223
Nearest town Squirrel Hill, PA
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Directions

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Trough Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 774–1,065 ft

Out & Back · Frick Park

Trailhead: 40.43227, -79.91223

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

Transit-accessible: Beechwood Blvd opposite Forest Glen Rd stop 221 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Bench Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Bench - Trough Connector, heading E.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trough Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Downward Dog Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Rollercoaster Trail, heading S.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tranquil Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Firelane Trail, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftSharp left onto Old Dinky Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Dinky Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Braddock Trail, heading S.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto Nine Mile Run Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Braddock Trail, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Dinky Bridge Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Old Dinky Bridge Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Firelane Trail, heading W.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Tranquil Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Parking Lot Connector, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rollercoaster Trail, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto Downward Dog Trail, heading NW.
  25. 400 ftBear right onto Trough Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench - Trough Connector, heading N.
  27. 100 ftBear left onto Bench Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 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/trough-trail-out-back

Trail surface

70% dirt19% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Beechwood Blvd opposite Forest Glen Rd stop 221 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

Hikes near Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania