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Cologne St.

Make a right. Stay right and descend the 42 steps on the right hand side to Berg St. Continue on the right side of Cologne down another 61 steps to Patterson. Though SSSNA lobbies to repair and restore badly damaged … Continue reading

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* Cobden Street Churches

In this section of the Slopes are a couple of smaller churches. Cobden Street Baptist Church is on the left corner at 2500 Cobden St. The Second Primative Methodist Church is at 2430 Cobden St.

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Clover St. Steps

Ascend 51 wooden steps to Cobden St.

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Clover St.

Make left and climb one block to Wellington St. and Clover St. Steps.

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Burham St.

Make left. Continue along Burham past Niles St. to Clover St. Notice views to right of Uptown and Oakland across the Mon River.

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Cobden St.

Turn around to view Oakland and University of Pittsburgh. Then

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Sumner St.

Make right and take in the view as you descend to Burham St.

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Northview St.

Northview curves to the right and passes Mission St. Continue past Stomberg to Cobden St. Here

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* Monongahela Park

Step around the guardrail to enter the park. Years ago the area here was a water reservoir. The basin was filled with earth in the 1950s. Many local groups use this large

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Northview Steps

Turn right. These 115 steps climb through a nicely shaded hillside. On the left are the remains of a house foundation. At the top of the steps

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