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Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Mount Cobb, PA. The route passes Mud Dam before reaching Sunnyside Resevoir at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,607 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,214 – 2,231 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42649, -75.50283
Nearest town Mount Cobb, PA
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Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,213–2,230 ft

Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Trailhead: 41.42649, -75.50283

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Pink Floyd Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miPass Mud Dam.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miReach Sunnyside Resevoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 1 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  18. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left onto Pink Floyd Trail, heading SE.
  21. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunnyside-resevoir-mud-dam-out-back-6-sights-18-km

Trail surface

23% dirt20% gravel57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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