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Hazelwood Trail

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Distance:
1.9 Miles / 3.1 km
Type:
One-Way
Difficulty:
Easy
Time to Hike:
~57 minutes
Features:
Surface Type:
Semi-Paved
Park:
Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Town:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Get Directions:
40.407984, -79.944437
Added:
July 28, 2019
Updated:
January 23, 2020
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72'

Total Change
88'

Ascent
52'

Descent

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Key Takeaways

  • The Hazelwood Trail is a 1.9-mile, one-way section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh, offering an easy walk or bike ride along the Monongahela River.
  • The trail surface varies from crushed stone to asphalt pavement and sidewalk, including a section utilizing bike lanes on Hazelwood Avenue.
  • Access points include Second Avenue/Hot Metal Bridge, Tecumseh/Gloster Street, and Blair Street/Second Avenue, with parking available at both ends and dog-friendly policies (leashed, waste carried out).

Hazelwood Trail

The Hazelwood Trail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is an easy 1.9-mile one-way trail that runs along the Monongahela River. This section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail goes through the Hazelwood Green brownfield development along the north bank of the Monongahela River and opened in 2019.

It can be accessed from the corner of Second Avenue and the Hot Metal Bridge (and from the Eliza Furnace Trail via a ramp at the opposite corner of the Hot Metal Bridge), from Tecumseh Street at Gloster Street, or by Blair Street and Second Avenue.

The northern section has a crushed-stone surface. The next section has 10 foot wide asphalt-paved trail and a sidewalk, and runs alongside a road, Blair Street. For the section from the end of Blair Street until Gloster Street, use Hazelwood Avenue's bike lanes and sidewalks. The final section has a crushed-stone surface and parallels Gloster Street.

See https://www.hazelwoodgreen.com/hazelwood-trail for more information.

Parking: Parking at the southern end of the trail can be found near the parking coordinates provided. Parking on the northern end of the trail can be found at the Eliza Furnace Trail parking area: 40.426204, -79.952964.

Pets: Dogs are allowed if leashed and their waste must be carried out by the hiker.

Biking: Biking is allowed on this trail.
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    40.407984, -79.944437
  2. Main Trailhead

    40.429794, -79.957829
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