Buckwood Viewpoint–Sunfish Pond, 6 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Shawnee on Delaware, PA. The route passes Sunfish Pond, Buckwood Viewpoint and Sunfish Pond. It climbs 1,346 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi318 – 1,414 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rockcores Trail 41.01737, -75.07021
Nearest town Shawnee on Delaware, PA
Directions
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Buckwood Viewpoint–Sunfish Pond, 6 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,346 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 318–1,414 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rockcores Trail · 41.01737, -75.07021
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rockcores Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Garvey Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Sunfish Pond.
- 300 ftPass Buckwood Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miPass Sunfish Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dunnfield Creek Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sunfish Pond Fire Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dunnfield Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Douglas Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Rockcores Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Garvey Springs/Rockcores Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rockcores Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 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
47% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rockcores Trail Trailhead
- Garvey Springs Trail & Rockcores Trail 3 mi · ▲ 1,120 ft
- Laurel Falls & Rockcores Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,089 ft
- Buckwood Viewpoint–Sunfish Pond, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,047 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River and Reservoir–Garvey Springs Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft
- Upper Yards Creek Reservior–Sunfish Pond, 8 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,476 ft
- Dunnfield Creek Falls–Upper Yards Creek Reservior, 9 sights 14 mi · ▲ 2,375 ft
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