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Swine Creek Reservation

Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 4 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min

Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Swine Creek Reservation near Bundysburg, OH. The route passes Lodge Pond and Killdeer Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,076 – 1,155 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Squaw Root Trail 41.43614, -81.02303
Nearest town Bundysburg, OH
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Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 4 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min

Elevation 1,077–1,157 ft

Out & Back · Swine Creek Reservation

Trailhead: Squaw Root Trail · 41.43614, -81.02303

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Squaw Root Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lodge Pond.
  3. 450 ftSharp left onto Siltstone Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wagon Trail, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftPass Killdeer Pond.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Sugarbush Trail, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Killdeer Lake Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miReach Lodge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Killdeer Lake Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Sugarbush Trail, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Wagon Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Siltstone Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto Squaw Root Trail, heading SE.
  18. 300 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/lodge-pond-killdeer-pond-out-back-5-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

39% grass28% paved13% gravel6% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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