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Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Blue Marsh Lake–Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Blue Marsh Lake–Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights is a 4-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 301 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 472 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.37761, -76.02578
Nearest town State Hill, PA
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Blue Marsh Lake–Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 249–471 ft

Out & Back · Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.37761, -76.02578

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Border Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miPass Blue Marsh Lake.
  6. 250 ftPass Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miPass Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left onto Old State Hill Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Blue Marsh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto State Hill Dike C Connector Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading NE.
  18. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  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/blue-marsh-lake-blue-marsh-lake-recreation-area-beach-out-back-6-sights-7-km-db21

Trail surface

65% gravel22% dirt9% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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