Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area
Creek Trail–North Meckesville Road, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Creek Trail–North Meckesville Road, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area near Briar Crest Woods, PA. It climbs 403 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Creek Trail–North Meckesville Road, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,669–1,899 ft
Out & Back · Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.04050, -75.54429
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Shale Pit Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Meckesville Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Dyson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Old Farm Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Shale Pit Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 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 1.8 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Old Farm Trail & Shale Pit Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- North Meckesville Road & Shale Pit Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 322 ft
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