Pond 6–Pond 11, 4 lakes

2.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 56 min

Pond 6–Pond 11, 4 lakes is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Mountain Top, PA. The route passes Pond 6, Pond 11, Pond 6 and Pond 7. It climbs 277 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11526, -75.94428
Nearest town Mountain Top, PA

Directions

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Pond 6–Pond 11, 4 lakes

2.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 56 min

Elevation 856–1,030 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.11526, -75.94428

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Pond 6.
  3. 50 ftPass Pond 11.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miPass Pond 6.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lanchester Nature Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miPass Pond 7.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miReach Pond 6, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.

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