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Marsh Creek Reservoir & Red Trail via Park Road Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Marsh Creek State Park near Eagle, PA. The route reaches Marsh Creek Reservoir. It climbs 292 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 499 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.07026, -75.68849
Nearest town Eagle, PA

Directions

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Marsh Creek Reservoir & Red Trail via Park Road Trail

5 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 357–500 ft

Out & Back · Marsh Creek State Park

Trailhead: 40.07026, -75.68849

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Park Road Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miPass Marsh Creek Reservoir.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftReach Marsh Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Park Road Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 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 surface

31% paved22% dirt17% grass4% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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