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Mount Penn Preserve

Egelman Reservoir–Tower Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Egelman Reservoir–Tower Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mount Penn Preserve near Mount Penn, PA. The route reaches Egelman Reservoir. It climbs 1,085 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 1,053 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33106, -75.89654
Nearest town Mount Penn, PA
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Egelman Reservoir–Tower Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 476–1,054 ft

Out & Back · Mount Penn Preserve

Trailhead: 40.33106, -75.89654

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftPass Egelman Reservoir.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 300 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  22. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn left onto Cub Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tower Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 300 ftBear left onto Lanshe's Hill, heading NE.
  34. 200 ftSharp left onto Chunk Chute, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  36. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tsunami, heading E.
  37. 150 ftReach Egelman Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  38. 500 ftBear left onto Chunk Chute, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lanshe's Hill, heading E.
  40. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  41. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  44. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  46. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  47. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn left onto Tower Trail, heading S.
  49. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cub Trail, heading N.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  51. 250 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  52. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  53. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  54. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  55. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  56. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  57. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  58. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  59. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  60. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  61. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  63. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  64. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  65. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  66. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  67. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  68. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  69. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  70. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  71. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/egelman-reservoir-egelman-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-8-km-6b25

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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