Westmoreland Heritage Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Westmoreland Heritage Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Beechwood Park near Monroe Heights, PA. It climbs 411 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Westmoreland Heritage Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 780–1,202 ft
Out & Back · Beechwood Park
Trailhead: 40.40800, -79.74538
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Westmoreland Heritage Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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