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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.3 miReach Westmoreland Heritage Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 0.1 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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