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Duff Park

Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 4 lakes

2.7 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 4 lakes is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Duff Park near Murrysville, PA. The route passes Vixen Pond and Lower Farm Pond before reaching Upper Farm Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 507 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,263 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Duff Park Access Path 40.42254, -79.69299
Nearest town Murrysville, PA
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Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 4 lakes

2.7 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 898–1,263 ft

Out & Back · Duff Park

Trailhead: Duff Park Access Path · 40.42254, -79.69299

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ford, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Forbes Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miPass Vixen Pond.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miPass Lower Farm Pond.
  7. 50 ftPass Upper Farm Pond.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Hank's Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftReach Vixen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Forbes Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ford, heading NE.
  15. 100 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-6-lakes-4-km-3ba5

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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