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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass O'Conner Reservoir.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gene's Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gene's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach Olyphant Reservoir Number 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gene's Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 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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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
More from this trailhead
- Olyphant Reservoir Number 2–O'Conner Reservoir, 7 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 911 ft
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