1226–Vixen Pond, 7 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 2 hr 2 min
1226–Vixen Pond, 7 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Duff Park near Murrysville, PA. The route passes Vixen Pond, Lower Farm Pond and 1226 before reaching Red Fox Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 786 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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1226–Vixen Pond, 7 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 899–1,261 ft
Out & Back · Duff Park
Trailhead: 40.42659, -79.68408
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Funk Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Forbes Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Vixen Pond.
- 250 ftBear right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Stonewain Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hank's Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Lower Farm Pond.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Chestnut Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftPass 1226.
- 0.3 miPass Red Fox Pond.
- 400 ftBear left onto Meadow Farm Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hornbeam Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach 1226, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hornbeam Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Farm Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Chestnut Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Hank's Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Stonewain Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Forbes Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Funk Bikeway, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 1360–Fernwood Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 5 lakes 3.8 mi · ▲ 646 ft
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