Dunmore Reservoir Number One & Silver Lake

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,379 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Dunmore Reservoir Number One & Silver Lake is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Nay Aug, PA. The route passes Silver Lake, Dunmore Reservoir Number One and Dunmore Reservoir Number One. It climbs 1,379 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,175 – 1,942 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39920, -75.57914
Nearest town Nay Aug, PA

Directions

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Dunmore Reservoir Number One & Silver Lake

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,379 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,176–1,943 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.39920, -75.57914

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Silver Lake.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miPass Dunmore Reservoir Number One.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 300 ftReach Dunmore Reservoir Number One, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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