AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Silver Creek Reservoir

4.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Silver Creek Reservoir is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Palo Alto, PA. The route reaches Silver Creek Reservoir. It climbs 607 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 1,096 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.68170, -76.16720
Nearest town Palo Alto, PA
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Silver Creek Reservoir

4.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 695–1,095 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.68170, -76.16720

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Silver Creek Reservoir.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miReach Silver Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miArrive 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/silver-creek-reservoir-silver-creek-reservoir-out-back-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Palo Alto, Pennsylvania