Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Red Oak, PA. The route passes Mud Dam before reaching Sunnyside Resevoir at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 1,253 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,162–2,230 ft
Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Trailhead: Glen Road · 41.43890, -75.51174
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Pink Floyd Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Mud Dam.
- 50 ftReach Sunnyside Resevoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pink Floyd Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Glen Road Trailhead
- Pink Floyd Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Pink Floyd Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Blueberry Viewpoint & Pink Floyd Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Pink Floyd Trail–Power Line Trail Loop, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 588 ft
- Olyphant Reservoir Number 2–Blueberry Viewpoint, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft
- Blueberry Viewpoint–Mud Dam, 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft
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