Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach via Lake Border Trail

2 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 46 min

Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach via Lake Border Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area near Pleasant Valley, PA. The route reaches Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 433 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39402, -76.03370
Nearest town Pleasant Valley, PA

Directions

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Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach via Lake Border Trail

2 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 46 min

Elevation 309–434 ft

Out & Back · Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.39402, -76.03370

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake Border Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftPass Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftReach Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead