AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mallard Pond–Seamans Pond, 3 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Mallard Pond–Seamans Pond, 3 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back near Factoryville, PA. The route passes Seamans Pond before reaching Mallard Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 1,076 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trolley Trail 41.56253, -75.78327
Nearest town Factoryville, PA
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Mallard Pond–Seamans Pond, 3 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 861–1,077 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Trolley Trail · 41.56253, -75.78327

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trolley Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1 miPass Seamans Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Tunkhannock Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miReach Mallard Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Trolley Trail, heading SW.
  7. 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/mallard-pond-seamans-pond-out-back-4-lakes-5-km-054c

Trail surface

70% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Factoryville, Pennsylvania