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A complete loop of orange blazed trail which features easy singletrack with small obstacles.


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1.5

Miles

2.4

KM

Singletrack

1,246' 380 m

High

1,130' 344 m

Low

161' 49 m

Up

161' 49 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

15%

Max Grade (8°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Unknown

Open year round. Park closes at dusk.

Description

This trail can be easily accessed from the park's internal parking lot or from a brief access trail on Kern Road. The orange blazes cross the parking lot and park access road, you may proceed in either direction.

Blazes are relatively well-kept and frequent. Double blazes mark major turns and points where you may intersect another trail or inadvertently take a detour.

Deer Lakes gives a decent challenge and mixture of up and down work - it is a hilly area with very few extended flats. Most climbs are neither particularly long or particularly steep, but expect to be climbing or descending constantly.

Lovely fall foliage, green summers, and wet spring and fall conditions - Deer Lakes Park is home to a number of natural springs, so there are some areas that never seem to dry out and hold their moisture for a very long time. Expect small patches of wet conditions/occasional mud.

Bring a four legged companion and a bag of Golf Discs and explore a fantastic - and long - local disc golf course.

Contacts

Local Club: Trail Pittsburgh

Land Manager: Allegheny County, PA

Shared By:

Scott Weston

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Nice open downhill section of the Orange Trail.
Jul 7, 2016 near Russellton, PA
The alternative side on the Orange Connector. Take the steep drop off or switch to the log jump on the right.
Jul 7, 2016 near Russellton, PA
Fast portion of the orange/purple line.
Jul 10, 2016 near Russellton, PA
Steep, short downhill on the Orange Blue Dot Connector.
Jul 7, 2016 near Russellton, PA
Fun section of the lower orange.
Jul 7, 2016 near Russellton, PA
The Orange Trail continues down the hill.However, after this section, it is overgrowth.
Jul 7, 2016 near Russellton, PA

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Aug 23, 2020
Braden DeVore
Tight ride, not marked great 2.5mi
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