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Merli-Sarnoski County Park

Blade–Dry Creek Loop, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Blade–Dry Creek Loop, 5 sights is a 5-mile loop in Merli-Sarnoski County Park near Carbondale, PA. It climbs 714 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,053 – 1,732 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quick Right 41.57143, -75.51212
Nearest town Carbondale, PA
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Blade–Dry Creek Loop, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,052–1,733 ft

Loop · Merli-Sarnoski County Park

Trailhead: Quick Right · 41.57143, -75.51212

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dry Creek, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Boneyard, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto My Brother's Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Blade, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Boneyard, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto View Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  12. 1 miThe loop closes 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/blade-loop

Trail surface

48% dirt19% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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