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Duff Park

Vixen Pond–Red Fox Pond, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 908 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Vixen Pond–Red Fox Pond, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Duff Park near Newlonsburg, PA. The route passes Vixen Pond and Vixen Pond before reaching Red Fox Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 908 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,260 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trillium Trail 40.42188, -79.66898
Nearest town Newlonsburg, PA
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Vixen Pond–Red Fox Pond, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 908 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 931–1,261 ft

Out & Back · Duff Park

Trailhead: Trillium Trail · 40.42188, -79.66898

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 13% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trillium Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coronary Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forbes Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miPass Vixen Pond.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading SW.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftPass Vixen Pond.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stonewain Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Hank's Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Farm Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miPass Red Fox Pond.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Hornbeam Trail, heading S.
  14. 250 ftReach Vixen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Lower Farm Road, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hank's Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Stonewain Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Forbes Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Coronary Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trillium Trail, heading E.
  23. 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/vixen-pond-vixen-pond-out-back-5-lakes-8-km-0ca5

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F69°
Precip13%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 74°61°
Mon 79°53°
Tue 80°55°
Wed 88°62° 38%
Thu 81°59° 38%
Fri 72°53° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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