AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Stark Reservoir & Mink Farm Road

15.9 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Stark Reservoir & Mink Farm Road is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Tooley Corners, PA. The route reaches Stark Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 1,580 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,043 – 1,739 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33743, -75.58788
Nearest town Tooley Corners, PA
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Stark Reservoir & Mink Farm Road

15.9 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,044–1,739 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.33743, -75.58788

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mink Farm Road, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 3.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftReach Stark Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 3.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stark-reservoir-stark-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-24-km

Trail surface

27% dirt5% gravel68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~178 min). Leave by 4:10 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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