Pa-5 Reservoir via Ore Mine Road

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Pa-5 Reservoir via Ore Mine Road is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Belian Village, PA. The route passes Pa-5 Reservoir and Pa-5 Reservoir. It climbs 1,189 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 1,536 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34953, -75.66968
Nearest town Belian Village, PA

Directions

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Pa-5 Reservoir via Ore Mine Road

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 840–1,534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.34953, -75.66968

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miPass Pa-5 Reservoir.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ore Mine Road, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftReach Pa-5 Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

35% dirt11% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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