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Duff Park

1360–Vixen Pond, 7 sights

5 mi · ▲ 956 ft · 2 hr 9 min

1360–Vixen Pond, 7 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Duff Park near Newlonsburg, PA. The route passes 1360, Vixen Pond and Vixen Pond before reaching Red Fox Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 956 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,375 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41927, -79.67858
Nearest town Newlonsburg, PA
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1360–Vixen Pond, 7 sights

5 mi · ▲ 956 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 987–1,373 ft

Out & Back · Duff Park

Trailhead: 40.41927, -79.67858

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start on Pasture Rose Trail, heading E.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass 1360.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forbes Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miPass Vixen Pond.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftPass Vixen Pond.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stonewain Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Hank's Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Farm Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miPass Red Fox Pond.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Hornbeam Trail, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftReach 1360, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Hornbeam Trail, heading S.
  19. 250 ftTurn right onto Lower Farm Road, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hank's Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miBear right onto Stonewain Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right onto Forbes Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Round Top Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Pasture Rose Trail, heading W.
  28. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/1360-vixen-pond-out-back-8-sights-8-km

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F68°
Precip13%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 78°52°
Tue 80°55°
Wed 87°61° 38%
Thu 80°58° 38%
Fri 71°52° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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