The Cascades–Maple Springs Loop, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 2 hr 38 min
The Cascades–Maple Springs Loop, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in South Park near Boyer, PA. The route reaches The Cascades. It climbs 665 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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The Cascades–Maple Springs Loop, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,000–1,245 ft
Out & Back · South Park
Trailhead: 40.31086, -80.01471
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Orange Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading E.
- 50 ftPass The Cascades.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Maple Springs Loop, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Police Station Extension Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach The Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Maple Springs Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Orange Loop Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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