Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area
Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area Sunset Point–North Meckesville Road, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area Sunset Point–North Meckesville Road, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area near Briar Crest Woods, PA. The route reaches Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 576 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area Sunset Point–North Meckesville Road, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,688–2,203 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
- Start on Shale Pit Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Meckesville Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Dyson Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Dyson Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Meckesville Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Shale Pit Road, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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