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South Park

Sleepy Hollow–Duck Pond, 4 lakes

4.3 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Sleepy Hollow–Duck Pond, 4 lakes is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in South Park near Broughton, PA. The route passes The Cascades, Duck Pond and Duck Pond before reaching Sleepy Hollow at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 816 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,191 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31714, -80.00660
Nearest town Broughton, PA
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Sleepy Hollow–Duck Pond, 4 lakes

4.3 mi · ▲ 816 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 983–1,190 ft

Out & Back · South Park

Trailhead: 40.31714, -80.00660

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass The Cascades.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miPass Duck Pond.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miPass Duck Pond.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pony Ride Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairgrounds North Trail, heading SE.
  12. 400 ftBear left onto Fairgrounds Loop Trail [White / Red Dot], heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sleepy Hollow Trail, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftReach Sleepy Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fairgrounds Loop Trail [White / Red Dot], heading NW.
  27. 350 ftBear right onto Fairgrounds North Trail, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftSharp left onto Pony Ride Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 200 ftTurn left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 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/sleepy-hollow-duck-pond-out-back-5-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

66% dirt11% gravel11% paved7% grass5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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