Play Pond–5 (Blue) Loop, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 48 min
Play Pond–5 (Blue) Loop, 3 sights is a 2-mile loop near Thomas Mills, PA. The route reaches Play Pond. It climbs 260 ft. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Play Pond–5 (Blue) Loop, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 48 min
Elevation 2,039–2,230 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 40.68538, -78.65771
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Single Track A (Black), heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto 5 (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto 5-H (Green), heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Inner Loop (Green), heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto 5-E (Green), heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Inner Loop (Green), heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto 5-E (Green), heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Single Track A (Black), heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 5-E (Green), heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Play Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto 5 (Blue), heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Inner Loop (Green), heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto 11 (Green), heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:08 PM.
More from this trailhead
- 11-F (Blue) & 12-N (Green) Loop via Single Track A (Black) 2.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Rock Pile Drive (Black) via Outer Loop (Black) 4.5 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- Beaver Dam–14 (Green), 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 837 ft
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