Ontelaunee-Reading Watershed
Ontelaunee Reservoir
2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 46 min
Ontelaunee Reservoir is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Ontelaunee-Reading Watershed near Maiden Creek, PA. The route reaches Ontelaunee Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ontelaunee Reservoir
2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 46 min
Elevation 306–346 ft
Out & Back · Ontelaunee-Reading Watershed
Trailhead: 40.45400, -75.90709
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Ontelaunee Reservoir.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Ontelaunee Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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