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Cattail Pond–Fire Pond, 6 lakes is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Schuykill Center for Environmental Education near Upper Roxborough, PA. The route passes Wind Dance Pond, Springhouse Pond, Fire Pond and Cattail Pond. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 413 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05363, -75.24709
Nearest town Upper Roxborough, PA

Directions

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Cattail Pond–Fire Pond, 6 lakes

2.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 57 min

Elevation 259–414 ft

Out & Back · Schuykill Center for Environmental Education

Trailhead: 40.05363, -75.24709

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Wind Dance Pond.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto Wind Dance Pond Loop, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftPass Springhouse Pond.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Pine Grove Loop, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Hagys Mill Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miPass Fire Pond.
  11. 250 ftReach Cattail Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 200 ftContinue straight onto Pine Grove Loop, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miPass Cattail Pond.
  23. 350 ftBear right onto Wind Dance Pond Loop, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

39% dirt9% grass1% gravel51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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