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Pleasant Valley Park

1226–Vixen Pond, 5 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 21 min

1226–Vixen Pond, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Pleasant Valley Park near Murrysville, PA. The route passes Vixen Pond and Lower Farm Pond before reaching 1226 at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 634 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,260 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Duff Park Access Path 40.42254, -79.69299
Nearest town Murrysville, PA
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1226–Vixen Pond, 5 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 898–1,261 ft

Out & Back · Pleasant Valley Park

Trailhead: Duff Park Access Path · 40.42254, -79.69299

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ford, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Forbes Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miPass Vixen Pond.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stonewain Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Hank's Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miPass Lower Farm Pond.
  10. 250 ftSharp left onto Chestnut Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miReach 1226, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftSharp right onto Hank's Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Stonewain Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Forbes Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ford, heading W.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/1226-vixen-pond-out-back-6-lakes-5-km-62bc

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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