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.
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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
- Start on Fire Tower Road, heading W.
- 4.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto UTV Trails, heading NW.
- 2.7 miReach Still Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Fire Tower Road, heading SE.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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