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Schuykill Center for Environmental Education

Fire Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 46 min

Fire Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Schuykill Center for Environmental Education near Miquon, PA. The route reaches Fire Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 277 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 266 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05940, -75.26477
Nearest town Miquon, PA
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Fire Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 46 min

Elevation 62–266 ft

Out & Back · Schuykill Center for Environmental Education

Trailhead: 40.05940, -75.26477

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

Transit-accessible: Miquon stop 159 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftReach Fire Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fire-pond-out-back-3-km-5bbf

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Miquon stop 159 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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