Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 3 lakes
2.9 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 3 lakes is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Jessup, PA. The route passes Mud Dam before reaching Sunnyside Resevoir at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 723 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 3 lakes
2.9 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,213–1,588 ft
Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Trailhead: 41.45959, -75.54435
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gene's Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Mud Dam.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Sunnyside Resevoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Rock Angel Quad Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Conglomerate–High Voltage, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 551 ft
- High Voltage & Waterfall 2.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 3 lakes 2.4 mi · ▲ 512 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Jessup, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Jessup, Pennsylvania