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Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Olyphant Reservoir Number 3–Olyphant Reservoir Number 2, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Olyphant Reservoir Number 3–Olyphant Reservoir Number 2, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Winton, PA. The route passes Olyphant Reservoir Number 3 and Olyphant Reservoir Number 2. It climbs 775 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,234 – 1,791 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47501, -75.53013
Nearest town Winton, PA
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Olyphant Reservoir Number 3–Olyphant Reservoir Number 2, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,235–1,792 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.47501, -75.53013

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Olyphant Reservoir Number 3.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miPass Olyphant Reservoir Number 2.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftReach Olyphant Reservoir Number 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 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-3-olyphant-reservoir-number-2-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

15% gravel2% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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