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Boyce Mayview Park

Pond 1–Pond 2, 6 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Pond 1–Pond 2, 6 lakes is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Boyce Mayview Park near Upper Saint Clair, PA. The route passes Pond 1, Pond 2, Pond 3 and Pond 5 before reaching Pond 4 at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 1,102 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Perimeter Trail 40.33780, -80.09869
Nearest town Upper Saint Clair, PA
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Pond 1–Pond 2, 6 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 828–1,103 ft

Out & Back · Boyce Mayview Park

Trailhead: Perimeter Trail · 40.33780, -80.09869

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Baker Slope Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Fawn Trail, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftSharp right onto Old Farm Road Trail, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Butterfly Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading W.
  8. 500 ftBear right onto Beech Valley Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Sycamore View Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miPass Pond 2.
  11. 50 ftPass Pond 3.
  12. 50 ftPass Pond 5.
  13. 50 ftPass Pond 4.
  14. 400 ftReach Pond 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.2 miTurn right onto Beech Valley Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Butterfly Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Farm Road Trail, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftSharp left onto Fawn Trail, heading E.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Baker Slope Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pond-1-pond-1-out-back-11-lakes

Trail surface

88% dirt11% paved1% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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