Still Creek Reservoir–Fire Tower Road, 3 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Still Creek Reservoir–Fire Tower Road, 3 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Hudsondale, PA. The route reaches Still Creek Reservoir at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 669 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,184 – 1,693 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Tower Road 40.89095, -75.85883
Nearest town Hudsondale, PA

Directions

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Still Creek Reservoir–Fire Tower Road, 3 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Elevation 1,185–1,694 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fire Tower Road · 40.89095, -75.85883

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fire Tower Road, heading W.
  2. 4.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto UTV Trails, heading NW.
  4. 2.7 miReach Still Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.9 miTurn left onto Fire Tower Road, heading SE.
  6. 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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