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Boyce Mayview Park

Pond 1–Pond 2, 7 lakes

5.7 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Pond 1–Pond 2, 7 lakes is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Boyce Mayview Park near Boyce, PA. The route passes Pond 1, Pond 2, Pond 3 and Pond 5 before reaching Pond 4 at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 446 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 1,155 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dolly Circle 40.31583, -80.10024
Nearest town Boyce, PA
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Pond 1–Pond 2, 7 lakes

5.7 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 827–1,156 ft

Out & Back · Boyce Mayview Park

Trailhead: Dolly Circle · 40.31583, -80.10024

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Overlook Loop, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Sky Meadow Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Loop, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Loop, heading NW.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Sylvan Ridge Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Switchback Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Curved Bridge Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Ravine Drive, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chartiers Floodplain Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Between Two Worlds Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Milkweed Trail, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Butterfly Trail, heading W.
  16. 200 ftTurn left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading W.
  17. 500 ftBear right onto Beech Valley Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Sycamore View Trail, heading W.
  19. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftPass Pond 2.
  21. 50 ftPass Pond 3.
  22. 50 ftPass Pond 5.
  23. 50 ftPass Pond 4.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftReach Pond 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 1.1 miTurn right onto Beech Valley Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading NE.
  30. 500 ftTurn right onto Butterfly Trail, heading E.
  31. 200 ftTurn right onto Milkweed Trail, heading NE.
  32. 200 ftTurn left onto Between Two Worlds Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miSharp right onto Chartiers Floodplain Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ravine Drive, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miBear left onto Curved Bridge Trail, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 100 ftSharp left onto Switchback Trail, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sylvan Ridge Trail, heading S.
  39. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  40. 350 ftTurn left onto Overlook Loop, heading S.
  41. 500 ftContinue straight onto Sky Meadow Trail, heading S.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Loop, heading S.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Meadow Trail, heading S.
  44. 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Loop, heading S.
  45. 50 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-pond-1-out-back-12-lakes

Trail surface

91% dirt7% gravel2% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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