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Boyce Mayview Park

Pond 1–Pond 2, 11 lakes

6 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Pond 1–Pond 2, 11 lakes is a 6-mile out-and-back in Boyce Mayview Park near Boyce, PA. The route passes Pond 1, Pond 2, Pond 3 and 2 more before reaching Lynch Ponds at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 338 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 942 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Perimeter Trail 40.31730, -80.10914
Nearest town Boyce, PA
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Pond 1–Pond 2, 11 lakes

6 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 828–940 ft

Out & Back · Boyce Mayview Park

Trailhead: Perimeter Trail · 40.31730, -80.10914

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Birds Meadow Drive, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Wetlands Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Duckbill Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trillium Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Curved Bridge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Ravine Drive, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chartiers Floodplain Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Between Two Worlds Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Milkweed Trail, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Butterfly Trail, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading W.
  14. 500 ftBear right onto Beech Valley Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Sycamore View Trail, heading W.
  16. 1.1 miPass Pond 2.
  17. 50 ftPass Pond 3.
  18. 50 ftPass Pond 5.
  19. 50 ftPass Pond 4.
  20. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 400 ftPass Lynch Ponds.
  22. 50 ftReach Pond 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 1.2 miTurn right onto Beech Valley Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Meadow Edges Trail, heading E.
  26. 500 ftTurn right onto Butterfly Trail, heading NE.
  27. 200 ftTurn right onto Milkweed Trail, heading E.
  28. 200 ftTurn left onto Between Two Worlds Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miSharp right onto Chartiers Floodplain Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ravine Drive, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miBear left onto Curved Bridge Trail, heading S.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 100 ftTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading S.
  34. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Duckbill Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miBear left onto Wetlands Trail, heading SW.
  36. 0.4 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Birds Meadow Drive, heading W.
  38. 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-17-lakes

Trail surface

99% dirt1% grass

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°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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