Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area
Blue Marsh Lake–Lake Border Trail, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Blue Marsh Lake–Lake Border Trail, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area near Brownsville, PA. The route reaches Blue Marsh Lake. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Marsh Lake–Lake Border Trail, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 292–492 ft
Out & Back · Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Loren Holl Memorial Loop · 40.36567, -76.06170
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lake Border Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Blue Marsh Lake.
- 350 ftBear right onto State Hill Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lake Border Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Blue Marsh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto State Hill Loop, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Loren Holl Memorial Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Loren Holl Memorial Loop Trailhead
- Loren Holl Memorial Loop Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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