Marsh Creek Reservoir & Park Road Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Marsh Creek State Park near Milford Mills, PA. The route reaches Marsh Creek Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi361 – 512 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.06315, -75.71974
Nearest town Milford Mills, PA
Directions
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Marsh Creek Reservoir & Park Road Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 362–513 ft
Out & Back · Marsh Creek State Park
Trailhead: 40.06315, -75.71974
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Marsh Creek Reservoir.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Park Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Marsh Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
43% paved18% gravel10% grass1% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Marsh Creek Reservoir & Red Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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