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Duff Park

1200–Vixen Pond, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 2 hr 21 min

1200–Vixen Pond, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Duff Park near West Export, PA. The route passes 1200 before reaching Vixen Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 240 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 1,161 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westmoreland Heritage Trail 40.42108, -79.63736
Nearest town West Export, PA
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1200–Vixen Pond, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 905–1,163 ft

Out & Back · Duff Park

Trailhead: Westmoreland Heritage Trail · 40.42108, -79.63736

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftSharp left onto Funk Bikeway, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fernwood Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Black Cohosh Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miPass Vixen Pond.
  9. 150 ftReach 1200, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Fernwood Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Funk Bikeway, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading W.
  14. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/1200-out-back

Trail surface

25% gravel15% dirt9% paved51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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