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Boyce Mayview Park

Pond 1–Between Two Worlds Trail, 7 sights

6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Pond 1–Between Two Worlds Trail, 7 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Boyce Mayview Park near Boyce, PA. The route reaches Pond 1 at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 436 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 1,076 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Birds Meadow Drive 40.31848, -80.10720
Nearest town Boyce, PA
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Pond 1–Between Two Worlds Trail, 7 sights

6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 828–1,075 ft

Out & Back · Boyce Mayview Park

Trailhead: Birds Meadow Drive · 40.31848, -80.10720

Weather Sep 5: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 27% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start on Hidden Pond Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Falling Leaf Trail, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Many Habitats Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Queen Maple Trail, heading E.
  5. 350 ftBear left onto Sylvan Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Switchback Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Curved Bridge Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Ravine Drive, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chartiers Floodplain Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Between Two Worlds Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Milkweed Trail, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Butterfly Trail, heading NE.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftBear right onto Beech Valley Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Sycamore View Trail, heading W.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 400 ftReach Pond 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miSharp right onto Wood Thrush Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Sensory Trail, heading N.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Old Farm Road Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Between Two Worlds Trail, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Chartiers Floodplain Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodlands Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miSharp right onto Ravine Drive, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Curved Bridge Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Duckbill Trail, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miBear left onto Wetlands Trail, heading SW.
  37. 0.4 miTurn left onto Birds Meadow Drive, heading SE.
  38. 350 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/pond-1-between-two-worlds-trail-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

92% dirt5% grass2% gravel1% paved

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F69°
Precip27%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 22% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 27% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:48 PM
Sun 74°61°
Mon 78°57°
Tue 82°57°
Wed 88°64° 34%
Thu 81°62° 35%
Fri 73°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 5 min before dark.

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