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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake Border Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 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
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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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