1260–Vixen Pond, 5 lakes
8.4 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 3 hr 3 min
1260–Vixen Pond, 5 lakes is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Duff Park near West Export, PA. The route passes Vixen Pond, 1260 and Lower Farm Pond before reaching Upper Farm Pond at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 509 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi899 – 1,263 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Westmoreland Heritage Trail 40.42108, -79.63736
Nearest town West Export, PA
Directions
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1260–Vixen Pond, 5 lakes
8.4 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 899–1,263 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
- Start on Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Funk Bikeway, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Forbes Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Vixen Pond.
- 300 ftBear right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Lower Farm Pond.
- 50 ftPass Upper Farm Pond.
- 350 ftReach 1260, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Forbes Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Funk Bikeway, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
33% dirt18% gravel7% paved42% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Westmoreland Heritage Trail Trailhead
- Westmoreland Heritage Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Westmoreland Heritage Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Westmoreland Heritage Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- 1200–Vixen Pond, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Westmoreland Heritage Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- 1360–Fernwood Trail, 3 sights 7 mi · ▲ 447 ft
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