Laurel Run Reservoir
3.8 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Laurel Run Reservoir is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Archbald, PA. The route reaches Laurel Run Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 538 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,191 – 1,499 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47606, -75.52808
Nearest town Archbald, PA
Directions
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Laurel Run Reservoir
3.8 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,192–1,498 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.47606, -75.52808
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Laurel Run Reservoir.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Laurel Run Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark.
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