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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Park Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Marsh Creek Reservoir.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Marsh Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Park Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Park Road Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Park Road Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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