State Game Lands Number 300
Olyphant Reservoir Number 3–Olyphant Reservoir Number 2, 5 sights
12 mi · ▲ 1,373 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Olyphant Reservoir Number 3–Olyphant Reservoir Number 2, 5 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 300 near Cortez, PA. The route passes Olyphant Reservoir Number 2 before reaching Olyphant Reservoir Number 3 at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,373 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Olyphant Reservoir Number 3–Olyphant Reservoir Number 2, 5 sights
12 mi · ▲ 1,373 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,235–2,295 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 300
Trailhead: Pink Floyd Trail · 41.47996, -75.48610
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pink Floyd Trail, heading SW.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Olyphant Reservoir Number 2.
- 0.7 miPass Olyphant Reservoir Number 3.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Olyphant Reservoir Number 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pink Floyd Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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