Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area

Creek Trail–North Meckesville Road, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Creek Trail–North Meckesville Road, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area near Briar Crest Woods, PA. It climbs 274 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,690 – 1,900 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Meckesville Road 41.02914, -75.54368
Nearest town Briar Crest Woods, PA

Directions

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Creek Trail–North Meckesville Road, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,688–1,899 ft

Out & Back · Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area

Trailhead: North Meckesville Road · 41.02914, -75.54368

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shale Pit Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Meckesville Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Dyson Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miSharp right onto Old Farm Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Shale Pit Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

6% paved94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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