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Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Olyphant Reservoir Number 2–O'Conner Reservoir, 7 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Olyphant Reservoir Number 2–O'Conner Reservoir, 7 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Jessup, PA. The route passes O'Conner Reservoir and Olyphant Reservoir Number 2. It climbs 911 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,234 – 1,949 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45407, -75.55059
Nearest town Jessup, PA
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Olyphant Reservoir Number 2–O'Conner Reservoir, 7 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,235–1,950 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 N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftPass Olyphant Reservoir Number 2.
  9. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Stonehenge, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right onto The View, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto After Five, heading NW.
  20. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/olyphant-reservoir-number-2-oconner-reservoir-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

68% dirt14% gravel18% 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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