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Pa-5 Reservoir via Ore Mine Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 45 min

Pa-5 Reservoir via Ore Mine Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Minooka, PA. The route reaches Pa-5 Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 95 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 932 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36692, -75.68571
Nearest town Minooka, PA
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Pa-5 Reservoir via Ore Mine Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 45 min

Elevation 820–931 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.36692, -75.68571

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

Transit-accessible: PNC Field stop 579 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  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. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pa-5-reservoir-pa-5-reservoir-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

43% gravel18% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: PNC Field stop 579 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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