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Duff Park

Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 5 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 5 lakes is a 3.8-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, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 646 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,260 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.42659, -79.68408
Nearest town Murrysville, PA
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Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 5 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 899–1,261 ft

Out & Back · Duff Park

Trailhead: 40.42659, -79.68408

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · 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 at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftSharp right onto Funk Bikeway, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Forbes Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miPass Vixen Pond.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stonewain Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Hank's Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miPass Lower Farm Pond.
  11. 50 ftPass Upper Farm Pond.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Farm Road, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftReach Vixen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hank's Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Stonewain Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Forbes Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Funk Bikeway, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 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-6-lakes-6-km-60be

Trail surface

81% dirt13% gravel1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F68°
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 73°61°
Mon 78°52°
Tue 80°55°
Wed 87°61° 38%
Thu 80°59° 38%
Fri 71°52° 15%

Good to know

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

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