Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

O'Conner Reservoir–High Voltage, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 963 ft · 4 hr 27 min

O'Conner Reservoir–High Voltage, 4 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Cortez, PA. The route reaches O'Conner Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 963 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,532 – 2,293 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pink Floyd Trail 41.47996, -75.48610
Nearest town Cortez, PA

Directions

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O'Conner Reservoir–High Voltage, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 963 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,532–2,295 ft

Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Trailhead: Pink Floyd Trail · 41.47996, -75.48610

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pink Floyd Trail, heading SW.
  2. 3.6 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gene's Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miReach O'Conner Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
  13. 200 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left onto Pink Floyd Trail, heading SE.
  17. 3.6 miArrive 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% dirt15% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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