AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pa-5 Reservoir & Stark Reservoir

4.9 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Pa-5 Reservoir & Stark Reservoir is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Minooka, PA. The route passes Pa-5 Reservoir before reaching Stark Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 838 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 1,447 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36692, -75.68571
Nearest town Minooka, PA
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Pa-5 Reservoir & Stark Reservoir

4.9 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 820–1,447 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 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miPass Pa-5 Reservoir.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miPass Stark Reservoir.
  13. 250 ftReach Pa-5 Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pa-5-reservoir-stark-reservoir-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

25% dirt19% gravel56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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