Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Moosic Lakes–High Voltage, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 950 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Moosic Lakes–High Voltage, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Winton, PA. The route reaches Moosic Lakes at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 950 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Moosic Lakes–High Voltage, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 950 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,307–2,148 ft
Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Trailhead: 41.46299, -75.53720
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Blueberry Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto West Shore Drive, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Moosic Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blueberry Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- O'Conner Reservoir & Gene's Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Blueberry Trail–High Voltage, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 918 ft
- Moosic Lakes–Blueberry Viewpoint, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 950 ft
- Conglomerate–High Voltage, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 807 ft
- O'Conner Reservoir–After 5 Loop, 8 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 907 ft
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