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Stark Reservoir & Pa-5 Reservoir

5 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Stark Reservoir & Pa-5 Reservoir is a 5-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 21% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,447 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36580, -75.68683
Nearest town Minooka, PA
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Stark Reservoir & Pa-5 Reservoir

5 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 849–1,447 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.36580, -75.68683

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

Transit-accessible: PNC Field stop 473 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miPass Pa-5 Reservoir.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftReach Stark Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stark-reservoir-pa-5-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-8-km-96ec

Trail surface

26% dirt20% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~64 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 473 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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