Marshwood Reservoir & Dunmore Reservoir Number One Loop
8.5 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Marshwood Reservoir & Dunmore Reservoir Number One Loop is an 8.5-mile loop near Marshwood, PA. The route passes Marshwood Reservoir, Dunmore Reservoir Number One and Dunmore Reservoir Number One. It climbs 944 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marshwood Reservoir & Dunmore Reservoir Number One Loop
8.5 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,176–1,907 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 41.43821, -75.58304
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Marshwood Reservoir.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Dunmore Reservoir Number One.
- 0.4 miPass Dunmore Reservoir Number One.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftReach Marshwood Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Dunmore Reservoir Number One 5 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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