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South Park

Duck Pond–The Cascades, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Duck Pond–The Cascades, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in South Park near Salida, PA. The route passes The Cascades, Duck Pond and Duck Pond. It climbs 925 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,221 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 100 Acres Connector Trail 40.33081, -80.01001
Nearest town Salida, PA
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Duck Pond–The Cascades, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 987–1,222 ft

Out & Back · South Park

Trailhead: 100 Acres Connector Trail · 40.33081, -80.01001

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Texas Road Gas Line Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Vale of Cashmere Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Golf Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading S.
  11. 150 ftPass The Cascades.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miPass Duck Pond.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miPass Duck Pond.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pony Ride Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairgrounds North Trail, heading E.
  26. 350 ftContinue straight onto Fairgrounds Connector [White / Red Dot], heading E.
  27. 500 ftTurn right onto Fairgrounds Flow Trail [downhill] (Yellow Blaze), heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left onto Fairgrounds Flow Trail [uphill] (Yellow Blaze), heading SE.
  29. 250 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 200 ftBear right onto Fairgrounds Flow Trail [downhill] (Yellow Blaze), heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fairgrounds Connector [White / Red Dot], heading SE.
  32. 500 ftContinue straight onto Fairgrounds North Trail, heading S.
  33. 350 ftSharp left onto Pony Ride Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 200 ftTurn left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading W.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading N.
  43. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  45. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  46. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  48. 100 ftTurn left onto Golf Trail, heading N.
  49. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  50. 50 ftContinue straight onto Vale of Cashmere Trail, heading N.
  51. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading N.
  52. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  53. 450 ftTurn right onto Texas Road Gas Line Trail, heading E.
  54. 0.1 miArrive 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-7-lakes-via-buffalo-ridge-east-trail-white

Trail surface

66% dirt9% gravel9% paved9% grass7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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