Pa-5 Reservoir & Stark Reservoir
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Pa-5 Reservoir & Stark Reservoir is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Minooka, PA. The route passes Stark Reservoir before reaching Pa-5 Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,027 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pa-5 Reservoir & Stark Reservoir
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,143–1,562 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.34903, -75.66290
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Stark Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Pa-5 Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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