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Dunnfield Creek Falls–Upper Yards Creek Reservior, 9 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back near Shawnee on Delaware, PA. The route passes Sunfish Pond, Upper Yards Creek Reservior, Dunnfield Creek Falls Swimming Hole and 2 more. It climbs 2,375 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 1,595 ft · steepest grade: 31%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockcores Trail 41.01737, -75.07021
Nearest town Shawnee on Delaware, PA

Directions

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Dunnfield Creek Falls–Upper Yards Creek Reservior, 9 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,375 ft · 5 hr 51 min

Elevation 318–1,593 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rockcores Trail · 41.01737, -75.07021

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rockcores Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Garvey Springs Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftPass Sunfish Pond.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Buckwood Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunfish Pond Fire Road/Buckwood Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Buckwood Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left onto Mount Tammany Fire Road, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miReach Dunnfield Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftPass Upper Yards Creek Reservior.
  13. 4 miTurn right onto Pahaquarry Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.1 miPass Dunnfield Creek Falls Swimming Hole.
  15. 50 ftPass Dunnfield Creek Falls.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Dunnfield Creek Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Blaze Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  19. 3.5 miPass Sunfish Pond.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rockcores Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Garvey Springs/Rockcores Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rockcores Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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