Bradford Reservoir Recreation Area
Bradford Reservoir & Bradford Dam Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Bradford Reservoir & Bradford Dam Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Bradford Reservoir Recreation Area near Warrington, PA. The route reaches Bradford Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bradford Reservoir & Bradford Dam Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 228–332 ft
Out & Back · Bradford Reservoir Recreation Area
Trailhead: 40.24251, -75.14718
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto EAGLE PROJECT BY ROGER TANG OF TROOP 542, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bradford Dam Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Bradford Reservoir.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Bradford Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto EAGLE PROJECT BY ROGER TANG OF TROOP 542, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 2 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Bradford Dam Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Bradford Dam Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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