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Duck Pond–The Cascades, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Duck Pond–The Cascades, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in South Park near Library, PA. The route passes Duck Pond, Duck Pond and The Cascades. It climbs 526 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,001 – 1,191 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30704, -80.00652
Nearest town Library, PA
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Duck Pond–The Cascades, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,000–1,190 ft

Out & Back · South Park

Trailhead: 40.30704, -80.00652

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Duck Pond.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto South Park Montour Trail Connector (Yellow Blaze), heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Pony Ride Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miPass The Cascades.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftTurn left onto Golf Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Vale of Cashmere Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading N.
  25. 50 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Vale of Cashmere Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left onto Golf Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading NW.
  32. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  35. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 300 ftTurn left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading S.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading S.
  41. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pony Ride Trail, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftSharp right onto South Park Montour Trail Connector (Yellow Blaze), heading SW.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  44. 150 ftArrive 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/duck-pond-duck-pond-out-back-6-lakes-via-buffalo-ridge-east-trail-white

Trail surface

61% dirt12% paved10% gravel8% grass9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Library, Pennsylvania