Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

O'Conner Reservoir–After 5 Loop, 8 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 2 hr 43 min

O'Conner Reservoir–After 5 Loop, 8 sights is a 6.8-mile loop in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Winton, PA. The route reaches O'Conner Reservoir. It climbs 907 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,309 – 2,090 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46299, -75.53720
Nearest town Winton, PA

Directions

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O'Conner Reservoir–After 5 Loop, 8 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,307–2,089 ft

Loop · 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Waterfall, heading E.
  8. 1.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Stonehenge, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto The View, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto After Five, heading N.
  13. 1.4 miPass O'Conner Reservoir.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Gene's Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Gene's Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 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.

Trail surface

85% dirt8% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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