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Irwin Run Conservation Area

North Field–Marshall Lake, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 2 hr 18 min

North Field–Marshall Lake, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Irwin Run Conservation Area near Gibsonia, PA. The route passes Marshall Lake before reaching North Field at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 860 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,286 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.62472, -80.00629
Nearest town Gibsonia, PA
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North Field–Marshall Lake, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 991–1,286 ft

Out & Back · Irwin Run Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.62472, -80.00629

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 79°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red / Red Cap Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto North Ridge Trail (Red Blazes), heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miPass Marshall Lake.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Meadow Trail (White), heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail (Green), heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto North Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto North Field Loop (Green), heading NW.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail (Green), heading N.
  13. 350 ftReach North Field, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto North Field Loop (Green), heading NW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 500 ftBear right onto North Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail (Green), heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail (White), heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading E.
  21. 1.7 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail (Red Blazes), heading E.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left onto Red / Red Cap Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-field-marshall-lake-out-back-5-sights-9-km

Trail surface

47% dirt5% grass4% boardwalk44% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 79°F66°
Precip13%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity97%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:48 PM
Sun 73°60°
Mon 77°53°
Tue 81°55°
Wed 87°63° 27%
Thu 80°59° 30%
Fri 71°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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