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Boyce Mayview Park

Pond 1–Pond 2, 8 lakes

5.9 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Pond 1–Pond 2, 8 lakes is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Boyce Mayview Park near Bridgeville, PA. The route passes Lynch Ponds, Pond 2, Pond 3 and 3 more. It climbs 359 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34556, -80.10868
Nearest town Bridgeville, PA
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Pond 1–Pond 2, 8 lakes

5.9 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 825–1,059 ft

Out & Back · Boyce Mayview Park

Trailhead: 40.34556, -80.10868

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

Transit-accessible: stop 556 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Lynch Ponds.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftPass Pond 2.
  6. 50 ftPass Pond 3.
  7. 50 ftPass Pond 5.
  8. 50 ftPass Pond 4.
  9. 100 ftPass Pond 1.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore View Trail, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Beech Valley Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading NE.
  15. 500 ftTurn right onto Butterfly Trail, heading E.
  16. 200 ftTurn right onto Milkweed Trail, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftTurn left onto Between Two Worlds Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right onto Chartiers Floodplain Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ravine Drive, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Curved Bridge Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftSharp left onto Switchback Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left onto Sylvan Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Morton Ravine Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miReach Pond 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sylvan Ridge Trail, heading N.
  27. 250 ftSharp right onto Switchback Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right onto Curved Bridge Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 150 ftBear right onto Ravine Drive, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chartiers Floodplain Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miSharp left onto Between Two Worlds Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right onto Milkweed Trail, heading N.
  34. 200 ftTurn left onto Butterfly Trail, heading N.
  35. 200 ftTurn left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading W.
  36. 500 ftBear right onto Beech Valley Trail, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Sycamore View Trail, heading W.
  38. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  39. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 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-14-lakes

Trail surface

99% dirt1% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 556 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania