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Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Blue Marsh Lake–Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach, 6 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Blue Marsh Lake–Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach, 6 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area near State Hill, PA. The route passes Blue Marsh Lake, Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach and Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach. It climbs 892 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 479 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Border Trail 40.38098, -76.02788
Nearest town State Hill, PA
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Blue Marsh Lake–Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach, 6 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 249–478 ft

Out & Back · Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Lake Border Trail · 40.38098, -76.02788

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Border Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miPass Blue Marsh Lake.
  4. 250 ftPass Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miPass Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old State Hill Road, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto State Hill Loop, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake Border Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Border Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto State Hill Loop, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Lake Border Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Border Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading SW.
  23. 2.1 miReach Blue Marsh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 2 miContinue straight onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading W.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miBear right onto State Hill Loop, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Lake Border Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto State Hill Loop, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miBear left onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old State Hill Road, heading E.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading S.
  38. 150 ftContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading SE.
  39. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading SE.
  40. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 0.5 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/blue-marsh-lake-blue-marsh-lake-recreation-area-beach-out-back-11-sights-18-km-e21f

Trail surface

78% gravel20% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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