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Distance:
1.2 Miles / 1.9 km
Type:
Loop
Difficulty:
Easy
Time to Hike:
~36 minutes
Surface Type:
Dirt
Park:
Gilfillan Park
Town:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Directions:
Washington Road and Fieldgate Drive, Pittsburgh
40.341926, -80.065086
Added:
January 10, 2017
Updated:
April 20, 2020
By:
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137 '

Total Change
140 '

Ascent
136 '

Descent

Gilfillan Trail at Gilfillan Park, Upper St Clair, Pennsylvania is a 1.2 mile loop hike that surrounds the adjacent 15-acre Gilfillan Farm which was left to the Historical Society of Upper St. Clair in 2001.

The trail is relatively easy, but has a 140 foot ascent within the first 0.3 miles. It winds through woodlands of native trees such like white ash, American beech and sassafras - some of which are estimated to be over 400 years old.

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  1. Parking

    40.341926, -80.065086
  2. Main Trailhead

    40.343395, -80.06078
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