Westmoreland Heritage Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Westmoreland Heritage Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Beechwood Park near Monroe Heights, PA. It climbs 387 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi820 – 1,204 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.40844, -79.74907
Nearest town Monroe Heights, PA
Directions
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Westmoreland Heritage Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 819–1,203 ft
Out & Back · Beechwood Park
Trailhead: 40.40844, -79.74907
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, 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.
Trail surface
54% dirt35% gravel7% paved1% grass3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 9 min before dark.
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