Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Olyphant Reservoir Number 2–O'Conner Reservoir, 3 lakes

4 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Olyphant Reservoir Number 2–O'Conner Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 4-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Jessup, PA. The route passes O'Conner Reservoir before reaching Olyphant Reservoir Number 2 at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 567 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,234 – 1,631 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45407, -75.55059
Nearest town Jessup, PA

Directions

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Olyphant Reservoir Number 2–O'Conner Reservoir, 3 lakes

4 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 1,235–1,631 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.45407, -75.55059

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miPass O'Conner Reservoir.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gene's Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Gene's Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftReach Olyphant Reservoir Number 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gene's Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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