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Duck Pond–Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in South Park near Boyer, PA. The route reaches Duck Pond. It climbs 1,166 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail] 40.31887, -80.01094
Nearest town Boyer, PA

Directions

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Duck Pond–Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 937–1,238 ft

Out & Back · South Park

Trailhead: Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail] · 40.31887, -80.01094

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading W.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto The Drain Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Alice In Wonderland Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading S.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto McConkey Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftPass Duck Pond.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pony Ride Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairgrounds North Trail, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftBear left onto Fairgrounds Loop Trail [White / Red Dot], heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftSharp left onto Sleepy Hollow Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 450 ftSharp left onto South Park Montour Trail Connector, heading S.
  29. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sleepy Hollow Trail, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  33. 400 ftTurn right onto South Park Montour Trail Connector, heading SW.
  34. 250 ftSharp left onto Montour Trail, heading W.
  35. 300 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 300 ftSharp right onto South Park Montour Trail Connector, heading S.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 400 ftBear left onto Sleepy Hollow Trail, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left onto South Park Montour Trail Connector, heading SW.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 150 ftSharp right onto Sleepy Hollow Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
  43. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  46. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  49. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  52. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  53. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fairgrounds Loop Trail [White / Red Dot], heading E.
  54. 350 ftBear right onto Fairgrounds North Trail, heading NE.
  55. 450 ftSharp left onto Pony Ride Trail, heading NW.
  56. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading N.
  57. 0.5 miBear left onto McConkey Trail, heading NW.
  58. 0.3 miSharp left onto Alice In Wonderland Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading NE.
  59. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  60. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading NW.
  61. 250 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading NW.
  62. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  63. 100 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading N.
  64. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading NW.
  65. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

84% dirt14% gravel1% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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