Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
O'Conner Reservoir & Gene's Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 1 hr 27 min
O'Conner Reservoir & Gene's Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Winton, PA. The route reaches O'Conner Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 485 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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O'Conner Reservoir & Gene's Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,307–1,631 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 miTurn right onto Gene's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gene's Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miPass O'Conner Reservoir.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach O'Conner Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gene's Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 1.8 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 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
- O'Conner Reservoir–After 5 Loop, 8 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 907 ft
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