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.
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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
- 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.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Waterfall, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Stonehenge, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto The View, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto After Five, heading N.
- 1.4 miPass O'Conner Reservoir.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Gene's Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gene's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
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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
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
- Moosic Lakes–High Voltage, 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 950 ft
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