Directions to Duck Hollow and Nine Mile Run

From Squirrel Hill, Murray Avenue

Going south from the top of Murray Avenue, cross the Parkway (I376) and continue to the end (you can make a left and then a right onto Beechwood Blvd at any point after you cross the Parkway).

  • If you reach the end of Murray, turn left onto Hazelwood Avenue, then an immediate right onto Browns Hill Road.

  • If you get onto Beechwood before you reach the end of Murray, continue straight onto Browns Hill Road at the intersection with Hazelwood Avenue.

Turn left just before the bridge onto Old Browns Hill Road.

From Downtown or Monroeville

Take the Parkway East to the Squirrel Hill exit. Stay to the left as you exit, and you will be on Beechwood Boulevard. When you reach the intersection with Hazelwood Avenue, continue straight onto Browns Hill Road. Turn left just before the bridge onto Old Browns Hill Road.

From the South (the Waterfront)

Cross the Homestead High Level bridge going north from the Waterfront or from Carson Street (Rt. 837). Turn right at the first light over the bridge onto Old Browns Hill Road.


Follow Old Browns Hill Road to the river. Gulls and ducks accumulate here in cold weather. When water levels are low shorebirds may be found at the creek mouth.