Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,632 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Marshwood, PA. The route passes Mud Dam before reaching Sunnyside Resevoir at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,632 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,632 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,158–2,057 ft
Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Trailhead: Nature Preserve · 41.44507, -75.55238
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Nature Preserve, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bruised Ego, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nature Preserve, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Mud Dam.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Sunnyside Resevoir.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Sunnyside Resevoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Nature Preserve, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bruised Ego, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nature Preserve, heading SW.
- 0.6 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 2.7 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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