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Sleepy Hollow–Duck Pond, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Sleepy Hollow–Duck Pond, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in South Park near Boyer, PA. The route passes Duck Pond before reaching Sleepy Hollow at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 951 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,243 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31321, -80.01604
Nearest town Boyer, PA
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Sleepy Hollow–Duck Pond, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 983–1,245 ft

Out & Back · South Park

Trailhead: 40.31321, -80.01604

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 NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Loop Trail, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Drain Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Alice In Wonderland Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading S.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto McConkey Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftPass Duck Pond.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pony Ride Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairgrounds North Trail, heading S.
  15. 400 ftBear left onto Fairgrounds Loop Trail [White / Red Dot], heading SE.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sleepy Hollow Trail, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 100 ftReach Sleepy Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fairgrounds Loop Trail [White / Red Dot], heading NW.
  30. 300 ftBear right onto Fairgrounds North Trail, heading NW.
  31. 450 ftSharp left onto Pony Ride Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading NE.
  33. 0.5 miBear left onto McConkey Trail, heading NW.
  34. 0.3 miSharp left onto Alice In Wonderland Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading W.
  35. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftSharp right onto Orange Loop Trail, heading SW.
  39. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 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-sights-9-km

Trail surface

86% dirt10% gravel1% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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