Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Mud Dam–High Voltage, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Mud Dam–High Voltage, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Winton, PA. The route reaches Mud Dam. It climbs 880 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mud Dam–High Voltage, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,218–1,888 ft
Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Trailhead: 41.47026, -75.53964
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Mud Dam.
- 0.7 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 S.
- 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Waterfall, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Mud Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 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 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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