Beechwood Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left onto Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 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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