Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond)–Darby Creek Trail, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge near Westinghouse Village, PA. The route reaches Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond) at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 16 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tinicum Trail 39.87336, -75.30234
Nearest town Westinghouse Village, PA
Directions
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Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond)–Darby Creek Trail, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation -1–16 ft
Out & Back · John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Tinicum Trail · 39.87336, -75.30234
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 727 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodland Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Tinicum Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Tinicum Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond).
- 300 ftTurn left onto Turkey Foot Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Tinicum Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tinicum Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Woodland Trail, heading S.
- 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 surface
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 727 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tinicum Trail Trailhead
- Darby Creek Trail–Long Hook Creek Loop Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond)–Darby Creek Trail, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Impoundment–Beaver Pond (Hoy's Pond), 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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