Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Blue Marsh Lake & Lake Border Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Blue Marsh Lake & Lake Border Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area near Bernville, PA. The route reaches Blue Marsh Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 325 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Border Trail 40.42562, -76.11107
Nearest town Bernville, PA

Directions

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Blue Marsh Lake & Lake Border Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 285–325 ft

Out & Back · Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Lake Border Trail · 40.42562, -76.11107

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Lake Border Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Blue Marsh Lake.
  3. 3.4 miReach Blue Marsh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip10%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity63%
Rained 2.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sun 77°62°
Mon 77°60°
Tue 79°57°
Wed 83°63°
Thu 72°66° 21%
Fri 84°65°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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