Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Blueberry Viewpoint–Blueberry Trail, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Blueberry Viewpoint–Blueberry Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Marshwood, PA. The route reaches Blueberry Viewpoint. It climbs 530 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blueberry Viewpoint–Blueberry Trail, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,838–2,230 ft
Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Trailhead: Nature Preserve · 41.43929, -75.54019
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Nature Preserve, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pink Floyd Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto West Shore Drive, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Blueberry Viewpoint.
- 100 ftBear left onto Blueberry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nature Preserve, heading NW.
- 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 2.2 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Nature Preserve Trailhead
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- Power Line Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Moosic Lakes–Blueberry Viewpoint Loop, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Blueberry Trail–Power Line Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 493 ft
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