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Duff Park

Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 5 lakes

5.1 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 5 lakes is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Duff Park near Newlonsburg, PA. The route passes Vixen Pond, Lower Farm Pond and Upper Farm Pond. It climbs 674 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,263 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westmoreland Heritage Trail 40.42543, -79.67293
Nearest town Newlonsburg, PA
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Vixen Pond–Lower Farm Pond, 5 lakes

5.1 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 899–1,263 ft

Out & Back · Duff Park

Trailhead: Westmoreland Heritage Trail · 40.42543, -79.67293

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Funk Bikeway, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forbes Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Vixen Pond.
  6. 200 ftBear right onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miPass Lower Farm Pond.
  9. 50 ftPass Upper Farm Pond.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hank's Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miReach Vixen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Duff-Pleasant Valley Connector, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Forbes Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Funk Bikeway, heading W.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Westmoreland Heritage Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miArrive 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-8-lakes-8-km-a495

Trail surface

63% dirt29% gravel2% grass1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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