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John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond)–Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond)–Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge near Lester, PA. The route reaches Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond). It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 16 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87557, -75.26764
Nearest town Lester, PA
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Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond)–Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation -1–17 ft

Out & Back · John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 39.87557, -75.26764

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 760 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond).
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tinicum Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.9 miTurn right onto Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Tinicum Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftReach Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Tinicum Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 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/beaver-pond-hoys-pond-beaver-pond-hoys-pond-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

73% dirt1% paved1% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 760 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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