The Cascades–Maple Springs Loop, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 56 min
The Cascades–Maple Springs Loop, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in South Park near Boyer, PA. The route reaches The Cascades. It climbs 339 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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The Cascades–Maple Springs Loop, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,005–1,198 ft
Out & Back · South Park
Trailhead: 40.32486, -80.01441
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass The Cascades.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Maple Springs Loop, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Corrigan Walkway, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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