Beechwood Park

Westmoreland Heritage Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Westmoreland Heritage Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Beechwood Park near Monroe Heights, PA. It climbs 387 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 1,204 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.40938, -79.74649
Nearest town Monroe Heights, PA

Directions

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Westmoreland Heritage Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 819–1,203 ft

Out & Back · Beechwood Park

Trailhead: 40.40938, -79.74649

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 2.3 miReach Westmoreland Heritage Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 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

72% gravel24% dirt4% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 11 min before dark.

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