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Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Blueberry Viewpoint–Mud Dam, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Blueberry Viewpoint–Mud Dam, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Winton, PA. The route passes Mud Dam before reaching Blueberry Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,139 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,217 – 2,149 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47026, -75.53964
Nearest town Winton, PA
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Blueberry Viewpoint–Mud Dam, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,218–2,150 ft

Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Trailhead: 41.47026, -75.53964

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miPass Mud Dam.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Blueberry Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miReach Blueberry Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blueberry-viewpoint-mud-dam-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

63% gravel2% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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