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Marshwood Reservoir & Dunmore Reservoir Number Three

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Marshwood Reservoir & Dunmore Reservoir Number Three is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Jessup, PA. The route passes Marshwood Reservoir and Dunmore Reservoir Number Three. It climbs 1,438 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,070 – 1,992 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46036, -75.56116
Nearest town Jessup, PA
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Marshwood Reservoir & Dunmore Reservoir Number Three

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 1,069–1,993 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.46036, -75.56116

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miPass Marshwood Reservoir.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miPass Dunmore Reservoir Number Three.
  17. 150 ftReach Marshwood Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  35. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marshwood-reservoir-dunmore-reservoir-number-three-out-back-3-lakes-20-km

Trail surface

5% gravel95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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